Balloonists prepare to inflate their hot air balloons on the second day of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, southwest England. The Fiesta features over 150 hot air balloons from around the world. The event runs from August 11th to the 14th on the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol.
A bulbourethral gland, also called a Cowper gland for English anatomist William Cowper, is one of two small exocrine glands in the reproductive system of many male mammals (of all domesticated animals, they are only absent in the dog).They are homologous to Bartholin's glands in females.he bulbourethral glands are compound tubulo-alveolar glands, each approximately the size of a pea in humans. In chimpanzees, they are not visible during dissection, but can be found on microscopic examination. In boars, they are up to 18 cm long and 5 cm in diameter.
Bulbourethral gland (Cowper's gland). The bulbourethral glands are part of the male reproductive system. They may also be referred to as the Cowper's glands since they were first documented by anatomist William Cowper in the late 1600s.The paired bulbourethral glands are roughly the size of a pea and are located in the deep perineal pouch.They are at the base of the penis and are lateral (to the side) and posterior to (behind) the urethra, which is the tube through which semen and urine exit the body.he paired bulbourethral glands are roughly the size of a pea and are located in the deep perineal pouch. They are at the base of the penis and are lateral (to the side) and posterior to (behind) the urethra, which is the tube through which semen and urine exit the body.