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Image by Lecturio.The different zones: the mucosal gland that surrounds the prostatic urethra Prostatic urethra , the central submucosal glands, and the peripheral main prostatic glands
Image by Lecturio.Anatomy of the
prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid.
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Cross-section of the
prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid.
demonstrating its relation to the
prostatic urethra
Prostatic urethra
, urethral sphincter,
seminal vesicles
Seminal vesicles
A saclike, glandular diverticulum on each ductus deferens in male vertebrates. It is united with the excretory duct and serves for temporary storage of semen.
, and bulbourethral gland
Blood vessels supplying the prostate Prostate The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid. arise from the internal iliac artery and enter the gland from the posterolateral region.
Anatomy of the vascular supply of the
prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid.
and
bladder
Bladder
A musculomembranous sac along the urinary tract. Urine flows from the kidneys into the bladder via the ureters, and is held there until urination.
Pyelonephritis and Perinephric Abscess:
The arterial blood supply of the
prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid.
and
bladder
Bladder
A musculomembranous sac along the urinary tract. Urine flows from the kidneys into the bladder via the ureters, and is held there until urination.
Pyelonephritis and Perinephric Abscess originates from the internal iliac artery, which gives off the inferior
vesicle
Vesicle
Primary Skin Lesions artery. This in turn gives rise to the prostatic artery, which branches in urethral and capsular groups which feed those portions of the
prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid.
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The prostate Prostate The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid. consists of glandular tissue and fibromuscular tissue.
The glandular columnar
epithelium
Epithelium
The epithelium is a complex of specialized cellular organizations arranged into sheets and lining cavities and covering the surfaces of the body. The cells exhibit polarity, having an apical and a basal pole. Structures important for the epithelial integrity and function involve the basement membrane, the semipermeable sheet on which the cells rest, and interdigitations, as well as cellular junctions.
Surface Epithelium: Histology of the
prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the bladder neck and a portion of the urethra. The prostate is an exocrine gland that produces a weakly acidic secretion, which accounts for roughly 20% of the seminal fluid.
gland (histological):
Note, on this slide, the prostatic concretion; these concretions can have a clinical application if they build up and impinge on the
urethra
Urethra
A tube that transports urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for sperm.
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