{"id":1667,"date":"2020-08-14T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T11:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/male-reproductive-system\/accessory-sex-glands\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T13:55:04","slug":"accessory-sex-glands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/male-reproductive-system\/accessory-sex-glands\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessory sex glands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">The accessory sex glands participate in the lubrication of the urethra and the production of the seminal fluid.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_27145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/male_genitalia.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Accessory sex glands\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/male_genitalia-600x338.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27145\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Male accessory sex glands<\/strong>&nbsp;(Credit: scientificanimations.com,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accessory sex glands include the&nbsp;<strong>prostate, bulbourethral gland,<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>seminal vesicles;<\/strong>&nbsp;in this article, we will discuss the two latter glands, as the prostate is discussed in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/course\/anatomy-abdomen-and-pelvis\/lessons\/prostate\/\">its own article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These glands do not hold or produce spermatozoa, so they are not considered essential for conception.<\/p>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Bulbourethral gland<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bulbourethral gland, also known as Cowper\u2019s gland, is an unpaired gland that secretes viscous fluid to lubricate the urethra during sexual excitement. It is located between the prostate and the bulb of the penis.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Seminal vesicles<\/h3>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seminal vesicles are paired glands measuring 5cm in length, producing fructose and other products for the final semen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Located superiorly and laterally to the prostate, posteriorly to the bladder<\/li><li>Join the ampulla of the ductus deferens to form the ejaculatory duct<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title2\">Neurovasculature<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"pure-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Blood supply<\/strong><\/td><td>Branches of the middle rectal and inferior vesicle arteries (from the internal iliac artery)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Venous drainage<\/strong><\/td><td>Middle rectal and inferior vesicle veins<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Innervation<\/strong><\/td><td>Inferior hypogastric plexus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lymphatic drainage<\/strong><\/td><td>Internal and external iliac lymph nodes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong>Table 1. Neurovasculature of the seminal vesicles<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulbourethral gland<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seminal vesicles<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neurovasculature<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The accessory sex glands include the&nbsp;prostate, bulbourethral gland,&nbsp;and the&nbsp;seminal vesicles;&nbsp;in this article, we will discuss the two latter glands, as the prostate is discussed in&nbsp;its own article. These glands do not hold or produce spermatozoa, so they are not considered essential for conception. Bulbourethral gland The bulbourethral gland, also known as Cowper\u2019s gland, is an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1655,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1667","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Accessory sex glands &#8211; Meddists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/anatomy\/abdomen-and-pelvis\/organs-and-systems\/male-reproductive-system\/accessory-sex-glands\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/organs-and-systems\\\/male-reproductive-system\\\/accessory-sex-glands\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/meddists.com\\\/learn\\\/pre-clinical\\\/anatomy\\\/abdomen-and-pelvis\\\/organs-and-systems\\\/male-reproductive-system\\\/accessory-sex-glands\\\/\",\"name\":\"Accessory sex glands &#8211; 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