Prostate

Tags: Anatomical Structure.

The prostate (from Greek προστάτης prostates literally one who stands before protector guardian) is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals. It differs considerably among species anatomically chemically and physiologically.

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artery

Inferior vesical artery, Middle rectal artery, Internal pudendal artery

Gray page

1251

Gray subject

263

lymph

External iliac lymph nodes, Internal iliac lymph nodes, Sacral lymph nodes

MeSH name

Prostate

MeSH number

A05.360.444.575

nerve

Inferior hypogastric plexus

precursor

Endodermic_evaginations_of_the_urethra

vein

Internal iliac vein, Prostatic venous plexus, Pudendal plexus (veins), Vesicle_plexus