Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms: 1  prickly pear(noun) Synonyms: 2  prickly pear(noun) Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia, or the fruit, often edible, of such a plant.
The seminal vesicles contribute up to 85% of the seminal fluid, with the prostate gland secreting the majority of the rest. The seminal vesicles secrete a yellow, alkaline and viscous fluid that contains fructose, fibrinogen, prostaglandins and vitamin C, as well as other specific proteins.
These glands are surrounded by blood vessels, nerve tissue, and connective tissue for protection. Muscle tissue inside of the vesicles provide the pressure needed to release the fluid from the glands. Seminal vesicles release up to 60% of the fluid found in semen. The other 40% is produced by the prostate and bulbourethral glands. The fluid produced by seminal vesicles will contain several key components: Fructose: which is a sugar that is produced to provide energy for swimming sperm cells.