Accessory glands

• Include a prostate gland, a pair of seminal vesicles, and a pair of Cowper’s glands (bulbo-urethral glands).
• Their collective secretion (seminal plasma) is rich in fructose, Ca, and enzymes. It
  1. Helps for transporting sperms
  2. Supplies nutrients to sperms
  3. Provides an alkaline medium to counteract the acidity
  of the uterus.
  4. Secretions of Cowper’s glands lubricate the penis.