Comment by cbarnes99
20 hours ago
The urethra is routed through the prostate specifically because it needs to occlude it during sex. The prostate swells during an erection to obstruct the urethra and significantly reduce the likelihood of a bacterial infection in the bladder. It's a very important function.
Amazing. I didn't know that. Prostate in Greek means Protector and took its name from it's role. Ages ago this function was known.
Your statement implies the ancient Greeks discovered the functionality and named this organ.