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- Two ejaculatory ducts extend through the prostate to open into the urethra
- The prostate is covered by a connective tissue capsule and consists of glandular tissue with smooth muscle and loose connective tissue in between
- The lumen of the urethra is V-shaped and the mucosa contains a longitudinal ridge with grooves or sinuses on both sides
- Small mucosal glands are present in the lamina propria which open at any site into the lumen
- Smooth muscle separates these glands from the main prostatic glands
- The prostatic glands are compound-alveolar glands which differ from the pancreas and parotid in that:
- 1. the alveoli is not densely arranged
- 2. a lot of connective tissue and smooth muscle fibers are found between the alveoli
- 3. the alveoli are larger and contain large lumens
- 4. the walls of the alveoli display folds
- The epithelium of the alveoli is simple or pseudostratified columnar
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