Seminal vesicles

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Seminal vesicle

Male Anatomy

Prostate with seminal vesicles and seminal ducts, viewed from in front and above.
Latin	vesiculæ seminales
Gray's	subject #260 1246
System
MeSH	A05.360.444.713

The seminal vesicles are a pair of glands on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder of males. They secrete a significant proportion of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen. About 60% of the seminal fluid in humans originates from the seminal vesicles.

Seminal vesicle secretions contain proteins, enzymes, fructose, phosphorylcholine and prostaglandins.

The two seminal vesicles empty into the urethra near the prostate gland along with the vas deferens (the tubes coming from the testes).

Reproductive system - edit
Female - Cervix \| Clitoris \| Clitoral hood \| Fallopian tubes \| Bartholin's glands \| G-spot \| Hymen \| Labium \| Mammary glands \| Ovaries \| Skene's glands \| Urethra \| Uterus \| Vagina \| Vulva
Male - Urethra \| Testes \| Scrotum \| Spermatic cord \| Epididymis \| Seminiferous tubules \| Sertoli cell \| Rete testis \| Efferent ducts \| Vas deferens \| Seminal vesicles \| Ejaculatory duct \| Penis \| Corpus cavernosum \| Glans penis \| Fundiform ligament \| Foreskin \| Frenulum \| Prostate \| Bulbourethral glands

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