Prostatic urethra

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Prostatic urethra

The male urethra laid open on its anterior (upper) surface. (Prostatic part labeled at upper right.)

1: Vas deferens 2: Seminal vesicle 3: Base of the prostate 4: Apex of the prostate 5: Prostatic urethra
Latin	pars prostatica urethrae
Gray's	subject #256 1234
Dorlands/Elsevier	p_07/12617709

The prostatic urethra, the widest and most dilatable part of the canal, is about 3 cm. long.

It runs almost vertically through the prostate from its base to its apex, lying nearer its anterior than its posterior surface; the form of the canal is spindle-shaped, being wider in the middle than at either extremity, and narrowest below, where it joins the membranous portion.

A transverse section of the canal as it lies in the prostate is horse-shoe-shaped, with the convexity directed forward.

[edit] Additional images

Lobes of prostate	Zones of prostate	Structure of the penis	Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra.
Vesiculæ seminales and ampullæ of ductus deferentes, seen from the front.

[edit] External links

Dictionary at eMedicine Prostatic+urethra
SUNY Cross Section malepel2-4
Cross section at UV pelvis/pelvis-e12-15
SUNY Labs 44:05-0201 - "The Male Pelvis: The Prostrate Gland"

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