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Why does prostate gland secretion help neutralize seminal fluid?
Semen lives in a chemically "base" environment. Exposure to an acid environment would kill it. Urine is an acid. Fluid from Cowper's gland neutralizes any uric acid in the urethra. Actually the seminal fluid is acidic and the secretion from the prostste gland is alkaline so it neutralizes the fluid.
What type of cells create exocrine secretion?
acinar cells
Is sodium bicarbonate secreted by endocrine or exocrine glands?
Sodium bicarbonate is secreted by the pancreas. The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine function. Its secretion of sodium bicarbonate is part of its exocrine function.
How does semen differ from seminal fluid?
Seminal fluid is basically just semen minus the sperm.
Seminal fluid is?
yes
What are four exocrine secretions?
The male reproductive system is responsible for the production of four exocrine secretions. These secretions are sperm, seminal fluid, prostatic fluid and bulbourethral fluid.
What are four exocrine secretions in the male reproductive system?
The male reproductive system has an endocrine secretion (testosterone) and 4 exocrine secretions in semen: sperm, seminal vesicle fluid (60%), prostatic fluid (25%), and an alkaline secretion from the Bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands that neutralizes the acidic male urethra and secretes mucous that lubricates the urethra and glans. Endocrine secretions are released in the blood and exocrine secretions are released externally, not into the blood stream.
Why does prostate gland secretion help neutralize seminal fluid?
Semen lives in a chemically "base" environment. Exposure to an acid environment would kill it. Urine is an acid. Fluid from Cowper's gland neutralizes any uric acid in the urethra. Actually the seminal fluid is acidic and the secretion from the prostste gland is alkaline so it neutralizes the fluid.
Prostate gland secretion helps neutralize seminal fluid because the prostate secretion is?
The prostate gland secretion helps neutralize seminal fluid because it is alkaline in nature. This alkaline fluid, which makes up a significant portion of semen, helps neutralize the acidic environment of the urethra and vaginal tract, providing a more hospitable environment for sperm survival and motility. Additionally, the alkaline nature of prostate secretion may also help protect sperm from the acidic environment of the female reproductive tract.
What type of cells create exocrine secretion?
acinar cells
What organ produces a secretion that contains fructose prostaglandins and fibrinogen?
seminal gland (seminal vesicle)
What gland produces seminal fluid?
The seminal vesicles and prostate gland produce a whitish fluid called seminal fluid
Name the exocrine gland that has both endocrine and exocrine functions?
The pancreas has both endocrine (glucagon-alpha cells and insulin-beta cells secretion) and exocrine (digestive enzymes) functions.pancreas
Is sodium bicarbonate secreted by endocrine or exocrine glands?
Sodium bicarbonate is secreted by the pancreas. The pancreas has both endocrine and exocrine function. Its secretion of sodium bicarbonate is part of its exocrine function.
Gland produces a fluid component of seminal fluid?
The glands that produce a fluid component of seminal fluid are called seminal vesicles. They also lubricate and nourish the sperm.
Why sperm to be bathed with fluid fromthe prostate gland and seminal vesicle?
Sperm cells need to be bathed with fluids from the prostate gland and seminal vesicle. The seminal glands supply fluid that carries the sperm along and the seminal vesicle supplies fluid that helps the sperm to survive better in the vagina.
Can fluid get you pregnant?
seminal fluid can.
