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The prostate is an accessory gland of the male reproductive system and a muscle-driven mechanical switch between urination and ejaculation. It is found in all male mammals. It differs between species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically. Anatomically, the prostate is found below the bladder, with the urethra passing through it. It is described in gross anatomy as consisting of lobes and in microanatomy by zone. It is surrounded by an elastic, fibromuscular capsule and contains glandular and connective tissue.
The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located below the bladder that acts as a mechanical switch controlling whether urine or ejaculate passes through the urethra. It's made up of glandular and connective tissue surrounded by a fibrous capsule, and its structure varies across different male mammal species.
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Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Prostate
- Anatomy.Latin
- prostata
- Anatomy.Greek
- προστάτης
- Anatomy.Image
- Prostatelead.jpg
- Anatomy.Precursor
- Endodermic evaginations of the urethra, urogenital sinus
- Anatomy.System
- Male reproductive system
- Anatomy.Artery
- Internal pudendal artery, inferior vesical artery, and middle rectal artery
- Anatomy.Vein
- Prostatic venous plexus, pudendal plexus, vesical plexus, internal iliac vein
- Anatomy.Nerve
- Inferior hypogastric plexus
- Anatomy.Lymph
- Internal iliac lymph nodes
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Research
306,945 papers- The role of the prostate in male fertility, health and disease.ReviewNature reviews. Urology · 2016Verze P, Cai T, Lorenzetti SDOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2016.89
- Nutritional and surgical aspects in prostate disorders.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2023Gasmi A, Bjørklund G, Noor S et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2013158
- Implications of prostate inflammation on male fertility.ReviewAndrologia · 2018Motrich RD, Salazar FC, Breser ML et al.DOI: 10.1111/and.13093
- Prostate ultrasonography.ReviewSeminars in roentgenology · 1993Hamper UM, Sheth SDOI: 10.1016/s0037-198x(05)80113-0
- The microbiome in prostate inflammation and prostate cancer.ReviewProstate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2018Porter CM, Shrestha E, Peiffer LB et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41391-018-0041-1
- Influence of microbiome in intraprostatic inflammation and prostate cancer.ReviewThe Prostate · 2024Prakash P, Verma S, Gupta SDOI: 10.1002/pros.24756
- Chronic inflammation in benign prostatic hyperplasia: Pathophysiology and treatment options.ReviewInternational journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2024Inamura S, Terada NDOI: 10.1111/iju.15518
- Prostate growth and inflammation.ReviewThe Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 2008Sciarra A, Mariotti G, Salciccia S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.09.013
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