28+ Prostate Zones Anatomy. The prostate does not contain a capsular structure per se; Four basic anatomic regions are described.
It is widest superiorly and. Gross anatomy of the prostate gland. The prostate is a fibroglandular organ which is involved in the production of semen.
Prostate has greatly simplified this analysis.
Drawing modified from (benninghoff, 1993): The peripheral zone constitutes over 70% of the glandular prostate. The prostate is comprised of three distinct zones with different embryologic origins the smaller transition zone (tz) makes up the remaining 5% of the prostatic volume. Prostate has greatly simplified this analysis.