Male Accessory Glands

Secretion: mostly fructose

Function of secretion: Nourishment of sperm

% of total ejaculate volume: 60%

Secretion: fructose and a coagulant

Function of secretion: Nourishment, allows semen to coagulate after ejaculation

Nourishment of sperm% of total ejaculate volume: 35%

Secretion: thick, alkaline mucus

Function of secretion: lubricate urethra, neutralize acids in male urethra and in female vagina

Nourishment of sperm% of total ejaculate volume: 3%

Secretion: sperm

Function of secretion: male gamete

Nourishment of sperm% of total ejaculate volume: 2%