Seminal colliculus

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Seminal colliculus
Vesiculæ seminales and ampullæ of ductus deferentes, seen from the front.
The male urethra laid open on its anterior (upper) surface.
Latin	colliculus seminalis
Gray's	subject #256 1234
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_61/12265795

At the forepart of the urethral crest, below its summit, is a median elevation, the seminal colliculus, upon or within the margins of which are the following:

• the orifices of the prostatic utricle
• the slit-like openings of the ejaculatory ducts.
• the openings of the prostatic ducts

[edit] External links

• Seminal+colliculus at eMedicine Dictionary
• SUNY Labs 44:05-0202 - "The Male Pelvis: The Prostate Gland"
• Norman/Georgetown pelvis (malebladder)
• Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_34/34-3.HTM

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