Human Anatomy, Part 1 - K. A. Diubenko, A. K. Kolomiitsev, Yu. B. Chaikovsky 2002

Specialized Section
Reproductive Systems, systemata genitalia — Male Reproductive System, systema masculinum
Internal Male Genital Organs, organa genitalia masculina interna — Prostate Gland — Topography of the Prostate Gland

The Prostate Gland is located beneath the Base of the Urinary Bladder, eccentrically surrounding the Urethra, and is anchored by ligaments to the Pubic Symphysis. The anterior surface of the prostate faces the pubic symphysis, separated from it by the cellular tissue of the retropubic space. The posterior surface of the gland lies adjacent to the anterior wall of the rectum, allowing it to be palpated via digital rectal examination (per rectum), a Procedure used in clinical practice to assess its condition (flattening, obliteration of the median sulcus, the "sickle" sign, etc.), which serves as a dynamic clinical indicator of androgen deficiency. Normally, the prostate should be palpable by the age of 13. The urethra passes through the gland from its base to its apex. Flanking the urethra are the ejaculatory ducts. The gland is surrounded by a venous plexus, the prostatic plexus (plexus prostaticus).



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