loading...| Preferred Name | seminal vesicle | |
| Synonyms |
vesicular seminalis vesiculae seminales vas efferens vesicular glands vesiculæ seminales vesicular gland glandula seminalis vesicula seminalis glandula vesiculosa gonecyst seminal gland |
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| 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. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000998 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12787 Wikipedia:Seminal_vesicle MESH:D012669 MAT:0000171 BTO:0001234 MIAA:0000171 AAO:0010788 EFO:0000986 VHOG:0001379 EMAPA:19180 CALOHA:TS-0919 SCTID:181434004 UMLS:C0036628 EV:0100106 FMA:19386 GAID:394 MA:0000410 |
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| 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. |
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| depiction |
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/prostate-male/v1.2/assets/3d-vh-m-prostate.glb http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Male_anatomy_en.svg |
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| 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] |
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| 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. |
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| has_broad_synonym |
seminal gland |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
vesicular seminalis vesiculae seminales vas efferens vesicular glands vesiculæ seminales vesicular gland glandula seminalis vesicula seminalis glandula vesiculosa gonecyst |
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| 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] |
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UBERON:0000998 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
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| label |
seminal vesicle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000998 |
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| prefLabel |
seminal vesicle |
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