Now notice we have this gland along the urethra known as the bulbourethro gland and we also have another gland known as the prostagland. Now these two glands both release a slightly basic solution, a slightly basic substance. The only difference is the bulba urethral gland releases that substance before ejaculation takes place while the prostate gland releases that substance during ejaculation. And what the function of that slightly basic substance is is to neutralize the environment found inside the vaginal tract. And that's because the sperm cells must the sperm cells require a slightly basic or neutral solution to actually survive, they cannot survive in an acidic environment. So that's why these two glands produce that type of slightly basic solution and alkaline solution.