# What is the prostate?

The the prostate is called the prostate gland. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a walnut-sized gland found only in the male.

## What it means

- A walnut-sized gland found only in the male.
- Surrounds the beginning of the urethra.
- Its secretion is one of the main components of semen.

## Action steps

1. In the pelvis, just below the bladder.
2. In front of the rectum.
3. The urethra passes through its middle.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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