Seminal vesicle

The seminal vesicles are a pair of glands on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder of males. They secrete a significant proportion of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen. About 60% of the seminal fluid in humans originates from the seminal vesicles.

Related Topics:
Urinary bladder - Semen

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Seminal vesicle secretions contain proteins, enzymes, fructose, phosphorylcholine and prostaglandins.

Related Topics:
Protein - Enzyme - Fructose - Phosphorylcholine - Prostaglandin

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The two seminal vesicles empty into the urethra near the prostate gland along with the vas deferens (the tubes coming from the testes).

Related Topics:
Prostate gland - Vas deferens - Testes

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