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ejaculatory duct

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ejaculatory duct [i′jak·yə·lə‚tȯr·ē ′dəkt]
(anatomy)
The terminal part of the ductus deferens after junction with the duct of a seminal vesicle, embedded in the prostate gland and opening into the urethra.


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Male orgasm happens at the peak of sexual pleasure, when the various muscle groups contract simultaneously lots of contractions of the pubococcygeus muscle occur along with contractions of the anal sphincter, rectum and perineum, and the ejaculatory ducts and muscles around the penis.
Furthermore, differential firing of left and right ejaculatory ducts may contribute to how males strategically change the number of sperm in their ejaculates, a phenomenon that is widespread, but for which the mechanism remains unknown," they say.
Sperm produced in the testes are carried through connecting tubes to the prostate and are then mixed with the seminal fluid before being ejaculated during orgasm through ejaculatory ducts which are connected to the urethra.
 
 
 
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