seminalis = of seed + vesicula = a little bladder; accessory gland of male reproductive system, which does not normally contain semen, but may do so due to a post-mortem reflux.
one of a pair of convoluted pouchlike structures, lying posterior and inferior to the urinary bladder and anterior to the rectum in the male; they secrete a component of semen into the ejaculatory ducts
The pair of pouch-like glands around the prostate that produce the milky fluid that mixes with the sperm prior to ejaculation
One of two glands located behind the male bladder, which secrete a fluid that forms part of semen.
adds nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation
(SEHM-ih-nawl VEHS-ih-kehl) One of a pair of convoluted glands of the male reproductive system located posterior to the urinary bladder that secretes part of the semen.
A small gland just behind the bladder in the male that stores sperm prior to ejaculation
A gland that helps produce semen.
A pair of pouch-like glands above the prostate in the male that produce a thick, alkaline secretion that is passed in the semen during ejaculation.
A small pouch located behind the male’s bladder and connected to the vas deferens, semen and sperm pass through the seminal vesicle on the way to the prostate gland and urethra.
Small gland where sperm are stored
One of the accessory sex glands that contribute fluid to semen. See illustration, page 43.
In male reproductive system, expanded section of sperm duct (vas deferens).
Two pouch-like glands behind the bladder. They produce a sugar-rich fluid called fructose that provides sperm with a source of energy that helps sperm move. The fluid of the seminal vesicles makes up most of the volume of a man's ejaculatory fluid, or ejaculate.
a gland that produces a component of seminal secretions, the fluid that is ejaculated by a man at sexual climax. The fluid transports and nourishes the sperm.
Two pouch-like glands behind the bladder. They produce a thick gel, one of the substances from which semen is formed.
The seminal vesicles are a pair of simple tubular glands posterinferior to the urinary bladder of males.