GENERAL HISTOLOGY

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN

TESTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In males, which glands produce a clear, slippery fluid that empties directly into the urethra?
A
prostate gland
B
bulbourethral glands
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bulbourethral glands: The bulbourethral glands, or Cowper’s glands, are pea-sized structures located on the sides of the urethra, just below the prostate gland. These glands produce a clear, slippery fluid that empties directly into the urethra.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bulbourethral Glands The paired bulbourethral (Cowper’s) glands are small, about the size of a pea, and located near the base of the penis. A short duct from each gland enters the proximal end of the penile urethra. In response to sexual stimulation, the bulbourethral glands secrete an alkaline mucus-like fluid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Also known as Cowper’s glands (named for English anatomist William Cowper), the bulbourethral glands are two small glands in the reproductive system of male humans, and many male mammals, that produce and secrete a pre-ejaculate fluid called Cowper’s fluid, known colloquially as “pre-cum”.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cowper’s glands, also known as bulbourethral glands, [1, 2, 3] are a pair of small exocrine glands of the male reproductive system, located in the urogenital diaphragm, deeply located posterolateral to the membranous (or bulbous) portion of the urethra, and below the apex of the prostate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cowper’s glands are pea sized glands present inferior to the prostate gland in the male reproductive system. They produce thick clear mucus prior to ejaculation that drains into the spongy urethra.

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