Urethral gland
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| Urethral gland | |
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| Latin | glandulae urethrales urethrae masculinae |
| Gray's | subject #262 1250 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_06/12392818 |
The term urethral gland (or Littre gland, or preputial glands) is used to refer to any of the many glands that branch off of the wall of the urethra of male mammals.
The glands secrete mucus, which is incorporated into the semen, and are most numerous in the section of the urethra that runs through the penis.
[edit] External links
- synd/1262 at Who Named It
- Slide at uottawa.ca
- Image at fraunhofer.de
- Dorlands/Elsevier g_06/12391621 - "Littre's glands" - two definitions. Urethral gland is equated to second definition.
- Dorlands/Elsevier g_06/12392609 - "preputial glands" - equated to first definition of Littre's gland.
- Dictionary at eMedicine preputial+glands
- Dictionary at eMedicine Urethral+glands
- Dictionary at eMedicine glands+of+the+female+urethra
- Dictionary at eMedicine glands+of+the+male+urethra
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Scrotum : layers (skin, Dartos, External spermatic fascia, Cremaster, Internal spermatic fascia) - Perineal raphe - Spermatic cord
Testes: layers (Tunica vaginalis, Tunica albuginea), Appendix, Mediastinum, Lobules, Septa, Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, Blood-testis barrier
Spermatogenesis: Spermatogonium, Spermatocytogenesis, Spermatocyte, Spermatidogenesis, Spermatid, Spermiogenesis, Spermatozoon
seminal tract: Seminiferous tubules (Tubuli seminiferi recti, Rete testis, Efferent ducts) - Epididymis (Appendix) - Vas deferens - Ejaculatory duct Seminal colliculus
urinary tract: Internal urethral orifice - Urethra (Prostatic, Intermediate, Spongy) - Urethral crest - Urethral gland - External urethral orifice
Penis: Corpus cavernosum - Corpus spongiosum - Navicular fossa of male urethra - Glans penis - Fundiform ligament - Suspensory ligament - Foreskin - Frenulum
accessory glands: Seminal vesicles (Excretory duct of seminal gland) - Prostate (Prostatic utricle, Prostatic sinus) - Bulbourethral glands
