Lobules of testis
Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The lobules of testis are of partitions of the testis formed by septa of testis. The lobules of testis contain the tightly coiled seminiferous tubule.[1] There are some hundreds of lobules in a testicle.[2][3]
Anatomy
They differ in size according to their position, those in the middle of the gland being larger and longer.
The lobules are conical in shape, the base being directed toward the circumference of the organ, the apex toward the mediastinum testis.
Each lobule is contained in one of the intervals between the fibrous septa which extend between the mediastinum testis and the tunica albuginea, and consists of from one to three, or more, minute convoluted tubes, the seminiferous tubules (tubuli seminiferi).
Each tubule extends from the base of the lobule where the tubule ends blindly towards the apex of the lobule.[4]Template:Check sourceTemplate:Better source needed
Additional images
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Vertical section of the testis, to show the arrangement of the ducts
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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External links
- Anatomy photo:36:st-1401 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: Testis"
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