Prostatic sinus

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Prostatic sinus
Vesiculae seminales and ampullæ of ductus deferentes, seen from the front.
Latin	sinus prostaticus
Gray's	subject #256 1234
Dorlands/Elsevier	s_12/12739135

On either side of the urethral crest is a slightly depressed fossa, the prostatic sinus, the floor of which is perforated by numerous apertures, the orifices of the prostatic ducts from the lateral lobes of the prostate.

[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 44:05-0205 - "The Male Pelvis: The Prostate Gland"
• Norman/Georgetown pelvis (malebladder)

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