What is the function of the bulbourethral glands?

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What is the function of the bulbourethral glands?

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The humans reproduce by the sexual method of reproduction which involves fusion of gametes from both sexes, male and female, to form an offspring. The male gametes are called as the sperms while the female gametes are called as the eggs or ovum. Given to the human male and female anatomy, the male gametes are deposited into the female’s reproductive tract for successful fertilization of the sperms with the ovum. Both sperm and eggs are produced by meiotic cells division so that the resulting gamete cells are haploid, which then fertilize together to form a diploid zygote. The zygote further divides to form an embryo which subsequently grows and divides to give rise to the human offspring.

The human male reproductive system is responsible for the production of male gametes and their subsequent deposition in the female reproductive tract. The system consists of penis, scrotum, testes, epididymis, vas deferens, and accessory glands. There are three male accessory glands: the seminal vesicles, the prostate gland, and the bulbourethral gland. 

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