Prostatic urethra
The male urethra laid open on its anterior (upper) surface. (Prostatic part labeled at upper right.)
1: Vas deferens 2: Seminal vesicle 3: Base of the prostate 4: Apex of the prostate 5: Prostatic urethra
Latin	pars prostatica urethrae
Gray's	subject #256 1234
Dorlands/Elsevier	p_07/12617709

The prostatic urethra, the widest and most dilatable part of the canal, is about 3 cm. long. Female anatomy In anatomy, the urethra is a tube which connects the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. ... The vas deferens, also called ductus deferens, (Latin: carrying-away vessel) is part of the male anatomy of some species, including humans. ... Male Anatomy The seminal vesicles are a pair of glands on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder of males. ... Male Anatomy The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. ... Male Anatomy The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Elseviers logo Elsevier, the worlds largest publisher of medical and scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group. ...

It runs almost vertically through the prostate from its base to its apex, lying nearer its anterior than its posterior surface; the form of the canal is spindle-shaped, being wider in the middle than at either extremity, and narrowest below, where it joins the membranous portion.

A transverse section of the canal as it lies in the prostate is horse-shoe-shaped, with the convexity directed forward. Male Anatomy The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. ...

External links

• Dictionary at eMedicine Prostatic+urethra
• [http://upstate.edu/cdb/grossanat/malepel2-3.html Image at upstate.edu[

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