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Where does the main arterial supply to the prostate come from?
Where does the main arterial supply to the prostate come from?
- Vesical veins
- Middle rectal vessels
- Internal pudendal vessels
- Inferior vesical arteries (correct)
Which veins does the prostatic venous plexus drain into?
Which veins does the prostatic venous plexus drain into?
- Superior mesenteric veins
- External iliac veins
- Subclavian veins
- Internal iliac veins (correct)
What is the primary route for the spread of prostatic cancer?
What is the primary route for the spread of prostatic cancer?
- Muscles
- Lymphatic vessels
- Nerves
- Blood vessels (correct)
Where do the lymphatics of the prostate primarily pass across?
Where do the lymphatics of the prostate primarily pass across?
What stimulates the prostatic smooth muscle contraction during ejaculation?
What stimulates the prostatic smooth muscle contraction during ejaculation?
Where does the ductus deferens penetrate after crossing over the external iliac vessels?
Where does the ductus deferens penetrate after crossing over the external iliac vessels?
Where do the seminal glands (vesicles) lie in relation to the bladder and rectum?
Where do the seminal glands (vesicles) lie in relation to the bladder and rectum?
What is the function of the seminal glands' secretion?
What is the function of the seminal glands' secretion?
How do seminal glands' secretions mix with sperms before they pass into the urethra?
How do seminal glands' secretions mix with sperms before they pass into the urethra?
What is not true about the seminal glands?
What is not true about the seminal glands?
Which structure joins with the duct of the seminal gland to form the ejaculatory duct?
Which structure joins with the duct of the seminal gland to form the ejaculatory duct?