What does prostate mean

The prostate gland is a male-specific gonadal organ. The prostate gland is like a chestnut, with the bottom facing upward and the bladder, the tip facing downward against the urogenital diaphragm, the front against the pubic symphysis, and the back according to the rectum, so when there is an enlarged prostate gland, rectal palpation can be done to palpate the back of the prostate gland.

The prostate gland has a urethra in the middle of the gland, which can be said that the prostate gland guards the urethra, so the prostate gland is sick, urination is first affected.

The prostate gland is a very rare human body, with internal and external dual secretion function of the sexual secretion gland, as an exocrine gland, the prostate gland daily secretion of about 2 ml prostate fluid, is the composition of the main components of the semen.

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Histological structure of the prostate gland:

1. It consists of 30 to 50 Complex tubular vesicular glands, confluent into 15-30 ducts, respectively, open to the urethra. Connective tissue and smooth muscle constitutes the prostate peritoneum, and into the gland constitutes the interstitium of the gland, separated and surrounded by follicles and ducts.

2, the gland can be divided into three groups:

(1) mucosal glands: the smallest, located in the mucosa of the urethra, the ducts open to the urethra.

(2) Submucosal glands: located in the submucosa of the urethra, the ducts open into the urethra on both sides of the seminal caruncle.

(3) The main gland: located in the periphery of the prostate, accounting for most of the prostate, also opening on both sides of the seminal caruncle.

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