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Urethra23
  • The prostatic ducts (or prostatic ductules) open into the floor of the prostatic portion of the urethra, and are lined by two layers of epithelium, the inner layer consisting of columnar and the outer of small cubical cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hemangiomas of the prostatic urethra or spermatic duct may cause massive hematospermia. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The posterior urethra is also divided into two segments: the prostatic and membranous urethra. (dirjournal.org)
  • The prostatic urethra then tapers toward the membranous urethra, the narrowest part of the urethra, which measures approximately 1-1.5 cm long, and ends in the inferior aspect of the urogenital diaphragm. (dirjournal.org)
  • The Cowper glands lie within the urogenital diaphragm, lateral to the membranous urethra, and their ducts empty into the bulbar urethra. (dirjournal.org)
  • The ejaculatory ducts open into the prostatic urethra. (mhmedical.com)
  • Composed of five lobes, all surrounding the prostatic urethra . (mhmedical.com)
  • The ducts of which of the following prostatic zones drain into the preprostatic urethra? (topgradeapp.com)
  • prostatic urethra. (topgradeapp.com)
  • Its glandular tissue consists of numerous glands that open into 12 to 20 small excretory ducts, which open into the floor of the prostatic portion of the urethra. (visiblebody.com)
  • In the male system, urine and ejaculate exit the same duct, the urethra, while in the female system they have their own distinctive exits. (visiblebody.com)
  • After they leave the testes, the sperm passes through the epididymis , ductus deferens , ejaculatory duct , and urethra . (cancer.gov)
  • Each ejaculatory duct passes through the prostate gland and empties into the urethra. (cancer.gov)
  • The prostatic urethra is the proximal portion that passes through the prostate gland. (cancer.gov)
  • The ducts from the bulbourethral glands open into the penile urethra. (cancer.gov)
  • The colliculus seminalis , or seminal colliculusn , is the elevated portion of the urethral crest (longitudinal mucosal fold in the dorsal wall of the urethra) upon which open the two ejaculatory ducts and the prostatic utricle (minute pouch in the prostate opening). (wordinfo.info)
  • The muscular tissue of the prostate is to be regarded as the thickened muscular layer of the wall of the urethra, broken up and invaded by the prostatic glands which arise and are developed from the lining layer of the canal during embryonic life. (co.ma)
  • The prostatic part of the male urethra descends through the prostate from the base towards the apex, describing a slight curve which is concave forwards. (co.ma)
  • The posterior wall, often termed the 'floor' of the prostatic urethra, presents a distinct median ridge or elevation called the Then followe crista urethralis (Fig. 1026). (co.ma)
  • Two ejaculatory ducts from the seminal vesicle pass through the prostate's back part and exits the front part, connecting to the posterior urethra (Figure 1) . (prostate.com.ph)
  • These individual secretory glands are connected to individual ducts (tubuloalveolar) that branches freely, interwinding with each other repeatedly, and together connects to bigger ducts and ultimately opening to and lining most of the posterior urethra and surrounding the centrally located ejaculatory ducts. (prostate.com.ph)
  • Sperm is produced in the testes and is transported through the epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, and urethra. (medscape.com)
  • It produces prostatic fluid to help transport sperm through the urethra. (urology-clinics.com)
Glands11
  • However, HGPIN does not invade the basement membrane of the prostatic glands. (medscape.com)
  • Each ductus deferens, at the ampulla , joins the duct from the adjacent seminal vesicle (one of the accessory glands) to form a short ejaculatory duct. (cancer.gov)
  • It receives the ejaculatory duct, which contains sperm and secretions from the seminal vesicles , and numerous ducts from the prostate glands. (cancer.gov)
  • The canal serves not only for the passage of urine, but it also affords an exit for the seminal products, which enter by the ejaculatory ducts, and for the secretion of the prostatic and bulbo-urethral glands. (co.ma)
  • (figure 4 and 5) .Small muscles envelopes the glands and ducts. (prostate.com.ph)
  • On the other hand prostate capillaries pushes a minimal number of WBC into the glands mixing with the secretion and finally completing the contents of the prostatic fluid (PF). (prostate.com.ph)
  • Ejaculatory duct contains a number of prostatic glands whose secretions help in copulation. (wandofknowledge.com)
  • The multicellular glands are classified according to their architectures, i.e., ducted or ductless. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The cells of ducted glands (exocrine glands) secrete into a cylindrical sac (tubular glands) or into a flask-shaped sac (alveolar glands). (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The ducted glands are further divided into those in which there is only a single sac (simple tubular glands or simple alveolar glands) and those in which the sacs are connected by branching ducts (branched or compound glands). (unboundmedicine.com)
  • While there are no definitive studies comparing prostate massage with standard medical treatments, many men who suffer from enlarged prostatic glands find relief through this therapy. (tantraindc.com)
Ejaculatory duct6
  • Decreased semen volume may indicate extensive prostatic disease or ejaculatory duct obstruction. (medscape.com)
  • En route to the ejaculatory duct, the ductus deferens crosses the medial side of the umbilical artery and the obturator neurovascular structures. (mhmedical.com)
  • During emission and ejaculation, the seminal vesicles empty their secretions (e.g., fructose, citric acid, prostaglandins, and fibrinogen) into the ejaculatory duct, along with sperm from the ductus deferens. (mhmedical.com)
  • The lower ends of the two vesicles are pointed and converge at the base of the prostate, where each joins with the corresponding vas deferens to form the ejaculatory duct. (visiblebody.com)
  • Eventually, it is directed downward to the base of the prostate, where it joins the base of the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct. (visiblebody.com)
  • Terminal part of seminal vesicle narrows to form a highly muscular ejaculatory duct. (wandofknowledge.com)
Secretions3
  • One novel etiologic theory is that the reflux of urine into prostatic ducts causes prostatic inflammation via high concentrations of purine and pyrimidine base-containing metabolites in prostatic secretions. (cochrane.org)
  • Traditionally, prostatic massage to examine prostatic secretions for white blood cells and bacteria has been advocated. (mhmedical.com)
  • Epididymis/testicle impact on a scale this also occurs in all domains of fshr approximately 222 kb, it requires the reader mu llerian ducts in prostatic secretions. (ben.edu)
Secretion3
  • However, the data provided, the measures used, and the statistics presented do not make these findings convincing that changes in urine and prostatic secretion composition regarding purine and pyrimidine bases resulted in the relief of symptoms. (cochrane.org)
  • The allopurinol group had significantly less investigator graded prostate pain and had lower levels of serum urate, urine urate, and expressed prostatic secretion urate and xanthine. (cochrane.org)
  • Tables 2 and 3 illustrates and outlines the different elements and function of prostatic secretion. (prostate.com.ph)
Fluid8
  • Analysis of urine specimens and prostatic fluid is used to confirm the diagnosis (see Workup). (medscape.com)
  • The main diagnostic criterion for CBP is positive bacterial cultures of prostatic fluid. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, prostatic fluid often displays leukocytosis, which represents prostatic inflammation but is not specific to CBP. (medscape.com)
  • Ducts penetrate penile fascia covering the testis and carry seminal fluid from the testis up to the epididymis, and from there the fluid enters the vas deferens. (visiblebody.com)
  • Prostatic fluid comprises a maximum of 10% (0.5ml) from the total volume of semen around 5ml. (prostate.com.ph)
  • Function: It produce prostatic fluid which is alkaline in nature. (rajusbiology.com)
  • Normally, it is secreted into the prostatic ducts and is present only in prostate tissue, prostatic fluid, and seminal plasma. (unitedlabservice.com)
  • The goal of this pressure is to release as much prostatic fluid from as many obstructed prostatic ducts as possible. (georgiadis-urology.com)
Utricle2
  • in its posterior wall, the so-called urethral crest continues into the verumontanum, where the prostatic utricle lies. (dirjournal.org)
  • 3 Distal and lateral to the utricle, the orifices of the prostatic or ejaculatory ducts appear. (dirjournal.org)
Sperm3
  • A thick-walled tube in the spermatic cord that transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts in the prostate gland. (mhmedical.com)
  • Sperm cells pass through a series of ducts to reach the outside of the body. (cancer.gov)
  • Sperm leave the testes through a series of efferent ducts that enter the epididymis. (cancer.gov)
Common prostatic1
  • We conclude that a distinction between endometrioid carcinomas and tumors of prostatic ducts does not seem justified and that papillary prostatic carcinomas should be treated like common prostatic cancer. (nih.gov)
Benign prostatic6
Prostatitis5
  • This theory has led to the use of allopurinol for treatment of chronic prostatitis in hopes of lowering prostatic levels of uric acid and improving symptoms. (cochrane.org)
  • Acute bacterial prostatitis is an infection of the prostate gland that occurs from an ascending urethral infection or through reflux of infected urine into the prostate through the ejaculatory or prostatic ducts. (mhmedical.com)
  • Baile cu namol sunt benefice in adenom de prostata - GeneralitatiAdenomul de prostata de analize, in special tuseul rectal si prostatitis guidelines uk PSA - antigen prostatic specific - investigatii. (casadeculturacluj.ro)
  • The urologist who is first examining the patient needs to be an expert in the field of Chronic Prostatitis because he needs to perform a very rigorous and very thorough prostatic pressure before the patient submits a sample. (georgiadis-urology.com)
  • Personally, due to the fact that I have treated thousands of Chronic Prostatitis cases using prostatic pressures, I know exactly where to press in order to maximise the chances that I will release as many microbes as possible. (georgiadis-urology.com)
Epididymis2
  • The cranial nephric duct also degenerates whilst the part adjacent to the presumptive testis becomes the epididymis. (your-doctor.net)
  • The epididymis is a duct that attaches to the testis, consisting of a central portion, a head, and a pointed extremity (tail). (visiblebody.com)
Intraepithelial neoplasia1
Mesonephric8
  • At the same time, paramesonephric ducts develop lateral to the mesonephric ducts in a cranio-caudal direction. (your-doctor.net)
  • Some of these thin walled ducts connect to the mesonephric ducts from the medial aspect of the gonads. (your-doctor.net)
  • By the 12th week, the mesonephric (Wolffian) duct is transformed into the vas deferens under the influence of testosterone. (your-doctor.net)
  • The mesonephric ducts regress but the paramesonephric ducts develop into fallopian tubes, uterus and upper two-thirds of the vagina. (your-doctor.net)
  • First, the presence of the pronephric duct induces nearby intermediate mesoderm in the thoracolumbar region to form mesonephric tubules . (teachmeanatomy.info)
  • These tubules receive a tuft of capillaries from the dorsal aorta - allowing for the filtration of blood - and they drain into the mesonephric duct (a continuation of the pronephric duct). (teachmeanatomy.info)
  • Additionally, the mesonephric duct sprouts the ureteric bud caudally, which induces the development of the definitive kidney. (teachmeanatomy.info)
  • The ureteric bud from the mesonephric duct makes contact with a caudal region of intermediate mesoderm - the metanephric blastema (Fig 2) . (teachmeanatomy.info)
Proximal1
  • Although the PSMA have been noted in a subset of non prostatic tissues (small intestine, proximal renal tubule), the level of expression of PSMA in these tissues is less than in prostate tissue [ 14 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Carcinoma3
Ductules1
  • PIN refers to the precancerous end of a morphologic spectrum involving cellular proliferation within prostatic ducts, ductules, and acini. (medscape.com)
Seminal vesicles1
  • Formed by the union of the ductus deferens and ducts from the seminal vesicles. (mhmedical.com)
Deferens1
  • The vas deferens, or the ductus deferens , is the excretory duct of the testis. (visiblebody.com)
Acini1
  • Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a glycoprotein produced by the epithelial cells lining the prostatic ducts and acini. (unitedlabservice.com)
Acid Phosphatase1
Urethral1
Tumors1
  • Tumors located in central portions of the prostate are, in our opinion, morphologic variants of usual prostatic carcinomas, and apparently arise in prostatic ducts. (nih.gov)
Hyperplastic1
Testis1
  • A convoluted duct that sits on the superior pole of each testis. (mhmedical.com)
Lateral1
  • The duct lies between the peritoneal membrane and the lateral wall of the pelvis. (visiblebody.com)
Specimen1
  • Negative culture results occur for various reasons, including insufficient sample volume, initiation of antibiotics prior to obtaining an expressed prostatic specimen (EPS) sample, and the presence of fastidious organisms. (medscape.com)
Tissue1
  • In T 2 -weighted imaging, regions of PCa show decreased signal intensity relative to normal peripheral (PZ) tissue because of increased cell density and a loss of prostatic ducts [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
Cloaca1
  • These tubules join into the pronephric duct , which is a duct that extends from the cervical region to the cloaca (distal end) of the embryo. (teachmeanatomy.info)
Caudal1
  • The remainder of the inferior third of the vagina forms as a result of the caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts, which come together and form a common channel (uterovaginal canal). (your-doctor.net)
Median1
Cancer2
  • Nine dogs with spontaneously occurring prostatic cancer were treated. (bioemas.com.my)
  • GA- 198 AuNP therapy had no short-term toxicity in the treatment of prostatic cancer. (bioemas.com.my)
Open1
Normal1
  • Localization of radioactivity within the prostate was lower than anticipated and likely due to normal vestigial prostatic ducts. (bioemas.com.my)