prostate gland
Walnut-sized male organ
The prostate gland is a walnut-sized organ in males that sits below the bladder and surrounds the urethra.
It produces fluid that nourishes and transports sperm, contributing to semen during ejaculation.
The prostate commonly enlarges with age, which can cause urinary difficulties, and it is a frequent site of cancer in older men.
His doctor recommended a prostate exam after he turned fifty.
Substance released by glands
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- PSAFree civic advertisement
zinc · citrate · proteases · liquefaction · antibacterial
Urinary system physician
- andrologyMale reproductive medicine
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- symptomsIndicators of disease
prognosis · testosterone · voiding · urinary incontinence · erectile dysfunction · quality of life · age-related · risk factors
Urinary exit canal
- pelvic floorMuscles supporting abdominal organs
- perineumArea between genitals, anus
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
- pubic boneAnterior pelvic bone
Prostate cancer screening tool
- digital rectal examManual internal pelvic assessment
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- cystoscopyUrinary tract visualization procedure
Surgical gland excision
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- radiation therapyIonizing beams treating malignancies
- brachytherapyLocalized implanted radiation oncology
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
Increase in size
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- PINAuthentication number sequence
secretion
Substance released by glands
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
PSA · zinc · citrate · proteases · liquefaction · antibacterial
urologist
Urinary system physician
- andrologyMale reproductive medicine
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- preventionStopping something before occurring
symptoms · prognosis · testosterone · voiding · urinary incontinence · erectile dysfunction · quality of life · age-related · risk factors · family history
urethra
Urinary exit canal
- pelvic floorMuscles supporting abdominal organs
- perineumArea between genitals, anus
- rectumTerminal intestinal chamber
PSA test
Prostate cancer screening tool
- digital rectal examManual internal pelvic assessment
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- screeningEvaluative selection process
prostatectomy
Surgical gland excision
- catheterizationMedical tube insertion procedure
- radiation therapyIonizing beams treating malignancies
- brachytherapyLocalized implanted radiation oncology
hormone therapy · watchful waiting · robotic surgery · cryotherapy
enlargement
Increase in size
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- adenocarcinomaGlandular tissue malignancy
- nodulesSmall rounded protuberances
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- glandsadrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries, mammary glands, pituitary
- exocrine glandssalivary glands, sweat glands, mammary glands, tear glands
- reproductive tissueovary, testis, uterus, endometrium, placenta
- snail reproductionhermaphroditism, mating, copulation, fertilization, egg laying
- sperm productionspermatogenesis, spermatozoa, sperm, sperm cells, testis
prostate glandSkene's glands
Female urethral accessory glands
ovaries · uterus · Bartholin's glands · cervix · fallopian tubes