Prostate Gland Flashcards
The glandular part makes up (two thirds/one third) __________ of the prostate.
two third
The fibromuscular part makes up (two thirds/one third) _________ of the prostate.
one third
The __________ part makes up one third of the prostate.
fibromuscular
The __________ part makes up two thirds of the prostate.
glandular
The ______________, between the fibrous capsule of the prostate and the prostatic sheath, drains into the internal iliac veins
prostatic venous plexus
The prostatic venous plexus is continuous (superiorly/inferiorly) __________with the vesical venous plexus.
superiorly
The prostatic venous plexus communicates posteriorly with the _____________.
internal vertebral venous plexus
The prostatic arteries are a branch of ________ or ________ but also the internal pudendal and middle rectal arteries.
Internal iliac artery or Inferior vesical artery
______________ is continuous anterolaterally with the puboprostatic ligaments
Fibrous prostatic sheath
The _____________ blends with the rectovesical septum posteriorly.
Fibrous prostatic sheath
The (visceral/parietal) ___________ layer of the pelvic fascia forms the fibrous prostatic sheath.
visceral
The prostate gland is divided into lobes; isthmus, right, left and a median lobes. Isthmus is (fibromuscular/ glandular) ___________ and is a continuation of ___________ muscle up til bladder.
fibromuscular; external urethral sphincter
____________ tends to undergo hormone-induced
hypertrophy in advanced age.
Median lobe
Median lobe after hypertrophy gives rise to __________ lobe.
Middle lobe
Prostate is also divided into zones
Peripheral zone ___ % glandular tissue
Central zone ___% glandular tissue
Transition zone ___% glandular tissue
Peripheral zone 70% glandular tissue
Central zone 25% glandular tissue
Transition zone 5% glandular tissue
Enlargement of the middle lobule is believed to be at least partially responsible for the formation of the ______ that may project into the internal urethral orifice
uvula
__________ provides the vehicle by which sperms are transported) and plays a role in activating the sperms.
Prostatic Fluid
Gland type in the prostate gland?
Tubuloacinar glands
Prostate gland is __________ (divided/not divided) into lobules by its capsule.
divided
____________ is the largest accessory sex gland
prostate gland
Prostate has _____ tubuloacinar glands
a. 40-50
b. 20-30
c. 30-50
d. upto 100
30-50 glands
Transition zone has __________ glands (muscosal/submucosal/main glands)
mucosal
Central zone has ___________ glands (muscosal/submucosal/main glands)
submucosal
Peripheral zone has ____________ glands (muscosal/submucosal/main glands)
main glands
Glands of the peripheral zone drain into prostatic urethra
a. by passing through the central zone only
b. by passing first through the central and then transition zone
c. directly
d. by passing first through the transition and then central zone
by passing first through the central and then transition zone
Prostatic glands are lined by _______________ (simple columnar/simple squamous) with patches of simple cuboidal and pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Simple columnar
Prostatic fluid composition
Ca and PO4
Profibrinolysin
Clotting enzymes
Citrate
