The ____ produces a milky, alkaline fluid and secretes this fluid into the urethra just before ejaculation to protect the sperm when they enter the acidic environment of the female vagina. 

A. bulbourethral gland
B. prostate gland
C. seminal vesicle
D. testis
E. epididymis


B. prostate gland
The prostate gland produces and secretes a milky, alkaline fluid into the urethra just before ejaculation to protect the sperm in the acidic female vagina.

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