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It is an Alkaline fluid that is released in the semen to resist the acidity of the vagina

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Which gland activates sperm and produces some seminal fluid?

Prostate gland


What is a mixture of sperm and fluids from three glands?

Most of the seminal fluid is produced by the seminal vesicles, as well as by the prostate gland and the bulbourethral gland.


What structures are unpaired in the males reproductive system?

Prostate Gland


Which gland produces 60 percent of seminal fluid volume including fructose and prostaglandins?

the seminal vesicles


What are all the organism that are produces?

Semen consists of 2 components: the sperm component and a fluid component. Sperm is produced by the testicles. The fluid component is secreted by the prostate gland, bulbourethral (or Cowper's) glands, and seminal vesicles. The fluid component provides nutrition for the sperm as well as neutralizes the acidic environement of the urethra of the penis and the vagina of the female.

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What is the thick fluid that aids the motility of the sperm is secreted by the?

prostate gland


Is testosterone produced by prostate gland?

No, testosterone is not secreted by the prostate gland, it is secreted by the testes.


What is the milky colored secreted from the prostate gland?

It is an Alkaline fluid that is released in the semen to resist the acidity of the vagina


Which glands add secretions to make semen?

The prostate gland secretes about 30% of the fluid, which mixes with the fluid from the seminal vesicle and the spermatozoa. The spermatic fluid or semen is formed by the secretions of the Testes, Seminal vescicles, Prostate gland and Bulbourethral gland. The sperms are secreted by the testes which pass through the vas deferns to seminal vescicles. The seminal vescicles contibute to about 70% of semen. The prostate gland and bulbourethral gland(Cowper's gland) further contibute to form semen.


Which one of the seminal fluid glands is not a paired gland?

prostate gland


Where does secretion from the prostate gland deposited?

The fluid secreted from the prostate mixes with semen and comes out during ejaculation. The fluid helps the sperm move through the semen. The fluid from the prostate also comes out during a prostate massage or prostate milking. In both cases the fluid comes out through the urethra in the penis.


What is a gland near the bladder that adds fluid to semen called?

prostate and bulbourethral gland


Which organ produce fluid of semen?

The prostate, Cowper's gland, testicles, and seminal vesicles.


What is the function of the semen gland?

The primary function of the prostate gland is to secrete the alkaline fluid found in semen, states Johns Hopkins Medicine. Its secondary function is to propel the fluid and sperm cells into the urethra so it can be expelled through the tip of the penis during ejaculation.


What does prostate produce?

Prostate gland is part of males reproductive system. It helps the production of semen. Actually, the prostate secretes an alkaline fluid that mixes with semen. Semen is a fluid with milky appearance, and the prostatic fluid which has the function to nourish the sperm and semen and has the function carry the sperm from the testicles, through the penis route during orgasm (called also ejaculation).


What gland produces seminal fluid?

The seminal vesicles and prostate gland produce a whitish fluid called seminal fluid


What is the gland that has an alkaline fluid that helps sperm live longer?

Your answer is the prostate gland.