LP7589-7
Semen
Active
Descriptions
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. Its main function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly basic fluid that constitutes up to one-third of the volume of semen. The prostate differs considerably between species anatomically, chemically, and physiologically. A healthy human prostate is slightly larger than a walnut. It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder and can be felt during a rectal exam. Skene's glands found in many females are homologous to the prostate gland in males. The male urethra has two functions: to carry urine from the bladder during urination and to carry semen during ejaculation. Within the prostate, the urethra coming from the bladder is called the prostatic urethra and merges with the two ejaculatory ducts. Semen is composed of sperm and seminal fluid ; about 10-30% of the seminal fluid is produced by the prostate gland, the rest is produced by the two seminal vesicles. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Semen (Wikipedia)
The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Semen
- Part Display Name
- Semen
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Smn
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 精液 Synonyms: 一次射出的精液; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Liquide séminal |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Sem Synonyms: Sperma |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Semen |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Liquido seminale,Sperma,seme |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Semen |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Сперма |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | sperma |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Liquide séminal |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Sperme |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | nasienie |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Σπέρμα Synonyms: Σπέρμα |
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