MALE GENERATIVE ORGANS. 



THE PROSTATE GLAND. 



THE Prostate Gland (xpotffryfju, to stand before) is a firm, muscular, glandular 

 body, which is placed immediately in front of the neck of the bladder and 

 around the commencement of the urethra. It is placed in the pelvic cavity, behind 

 and below the symphysis pubis, posterior to the deep perineal fascia, and rests upon 



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FIG. 736. Transverse section of normal prostate through the middle of the verumontanum. from a subject 

 aged nineteen years. (Taylor.) n. Longitudinal sections of ducts leading from the lobules of the prostatic 

 glands: b, verumontanum ; c, sinus pocularis: d, urethra; e, ejaculatory ducts :/, arteries, veins, and venous 

 sinuses in capsule of prostate : t), nerve trunks in capsule ; h, point of origin of fibro-muscular bands encircling 

 urethra; i, zone of striated voluntary muscle on superior surface. (Drawii from Krdinger projection apparatus.) 



the rectum, through which it may be distinctly felt, especially when enlarged. 

 In shape and size it is said to resemble a chestnut. 



Its base is directed upward and backward and rests against the neck of the 

 bladder. 



Its apex is directed downward and forward to the deep perineal fascia, which it 

 touches. 



Its posterior surface is smooth and flat, marked by a slight longitudinal furrow, 

 and rests on the rectum, to which it is connected by dense areolar tissue. 



Its anterior surface is convex, and is placed about three-quarters of an inch 

 behind the lower part of the pubic symphysis. 



It measures about an inch and a half in its transverse diameter at the base, an 

 inch in its antero-posterior diameter, and three-quarters of an inch in depth. Its 

 weight is about five drachms. It is held in its position by the anterior ligaments 

 of the bladder (pubo-prostatic] ; by the posterior layer of the deep perineal fascia, 

 which invests the commencement of the membranous portion of the urethra and 



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