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{{Infobox |bodystyle=float:right; valign:top; |title=Seminal vesicles |image=[[Image:Male_anatomy_en.svg]] |caption=Cross-section of the lower abdomen in a male, showing parts of the urinary tract and male reproductive system, with the seminal vesicles seen top right.}}{{Infobox |bodystyle=float:right; valign:top; |image=[[Image:Gray1160.png]] |caption=The seminal vesicles seen near the prostate, viewed from in front and above.}}'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (also called '''vesicular glands''',<ref>{{REFbook |last=Frandson |first=Rowen D. |init=RD |last2=Wilke |first2=W. Lee |init2=WL |last3=Fails |first3=Anna Dee |init3=AD |year=2009 |chapter=Anatomy of the Male Reproductive System |title=Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals |edition=7 |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |page409 |ISBN=978-0-8138-1394-3}}</ref> or '''seminal glands''') are two "small, elongated, sac-like containers situated on the prostate gland at the point at which the vas deferens passes through to join the [[urethra]]."<ref>{{REFweb
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The seminal vesicles store [[semen]] for [[ejaculation]]. {{SEEALSO}}* [[Nocturnal emission]]* [[Penis]]* [[Semen]]
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