loading...| Preferred Name |
seminal vesicle |
| Synonyms |
gonecyst glandula seminalis seminal gland vesicular glands vesicular seminalis vesicula seminalis vesiculae seminales vesicular gland vesiculæ seminales vas efferens glandula vesiculosa |
| Definitions |
Either of a pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract posterolateral to the urinary bladder and in the human male secrete a sugar- and protein-containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000998 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0001234 EV:0100106 MESH:D012669 CALOHA:TS-0919 MIAA:0000171 MAT:0000171 NCIT:C12787 FMA:19386 MA:0000410 SCTID:181434004 VHOG:0001379 EFO:0000986 GAID:394 AAO:0010788 Wikipedia:Seminal_vesicle UMLS:C0036628 EMAPA:19180 |
| definition |
Either of a pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract posterolateral to the urinary bladder and in the human male secrete a sugar- and protein-containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Male_anatomy_en.svg |
| develops_from | |
| external_definition |
Either of a pair of pouchlike glands situated on each side of the male urinary bladder that secrete seminal fluid and nourish and promote the movement of spermatozoa through the urethra. [TFD][VHOG] |
| function_notes |
The seminal vesicles secrete a significant proportion of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen. Lipofuscin granules from dead epithelial cells give the secretion its yellowish color. About 50-70% of the seminal fluid in humans originates from the seminal vesicles, but is not expelled in the first ejaculate fractions which are dominated by spermatozoa and zinc-rich prostatic fluid. |
| has broad synonym |
seminal gland |
| has related synonym |
gonecyst glandula seminalis vesicular glands vesicular seminalis vesicula seminalis vesiculae seminales vesicular gland vesiculæ seminales vas efferens glandula vesiculosa |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| homology_notes |
(In mammalian testis) Along the way (the sperm travel), three accessory sex glands, the seminal vesicle, prostate, and bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland, respectively, add their secretions as sperm move from the testes to the urethra.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0000998 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
| label |
seminal vesicle |
| notation |
UBERON:0000998 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
seminal vesicle |
| produces | |
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