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The (or '''Cowper's glands''') secrete a clear fluid known as
Pre-ejaculate or Cowper's fluid (colloquially known as "pre-cum") which is generated upon
Sexual Arousal . They are two small rounded and somewhat lobulated bodies of the male human about the size of peas located behind and lateral to the membranous portion of the
Urethra . They are also between the two layers of the
Fascia of the
Urogenital Diaphragm . They are enclosed by the transverse fibers of the
Sphincter Urethrae Membranaceae .
The excretory duct of each of these glands are approximately 2.5 cm long. These ducts pass forward beneath the mucous membrane on the floor of the cavernous portion of the urethra about 2.5 cm in front of the urogenital diaphragm.
Each gland is made up of several lobules, held together by a fibrous investment. Each
Lobule consists of a number of
Acini , lined by columnar
Epithelial Cells , opening into one duct, which joins with the ducts of other lobules outside the gland to form the single excretory duct.
Cowper's glands in males are
Homologous to
Bartholin's Gland s in females.
They (apparently) gradually diminish in size as age advances.
