Testis (SFLT)

Testis - clear enlargement (HE)


Description: TSC – seminiferous tubule contortus (seminiferous tubule), Lu – lumen of the seminiferous tubule, Zep – germinal epithelium, Ley – Leydig cells of the interstitium (I.st).

Testis – clear enlargement (AZAN)


Description: TSC – tubulus seminiferus contortus (seminiferous tubule), Lu – lumen of the seminiferous tubule, Zep – germinal epithelium, Ley – Leydig cells of the interstitium, C – vessel in the interstitium, S – fibrous septum separates the lobules (each lobule contains one TSC).

Tubuli seminiferi contorti - overview (HE)


Description: TSC – seminiferous tubule contortus (seminiferous tubule), Lu – seminiferous tubule lumen, Zep – germinal epithelium, Ley – interstitium Leydig cells.

Tubulus seminiferus contortus and its relation to capillary (HE)


Description: TSC – seminiferous tubule contortus (seminiferous tubule), Lu – seminiferous tubule lumen, Zep – germinal epithelium, bm – germinal epithelium basement membrane (with a myoid cell nucleus), Ley – Leydig cells of the interstitium (Ist), K – capillary (there is a hemotesticular barrier).

Tubulus seminiferus contortus and its relation to capillary (HE)


Description: Lu – lumen of seminiferous tubule, Zep – germinal epithelium, bm – basement membrane of germinal epithelium, I.st – interstitium (with Leydig cells), K – capillary (hemotesticular barrier exists).

Tubulus seminiferus contortus - detail (HE)


Description: Lu – lumen of seminiferous tubule, Zep – germinal epithelium, bm + myo – basement membrane of germinal epithelium with myoid cell, Ist – interstitium (with Leydig cells - Ley).

Germinal Epithelium of the Testis - Overview (HE)


Description: Lu – seminiferous tubule lumen, Zep – germinal epithelium, Myo – myoid cells, bm – basement membrane, Ley – Leydig cells.

Germinal epithelium of the testis - detail (HE)


Description: SG – spermatogonia, SC I – 1st order spermatocyte, SC II – 2nd order spermatocyte, ST – spermatid, SP – sperm, Se – nucleus of Sertoli cell, Lu – lumen of seminiferous tubule, bm – basement membrane.

Transition of tubuli seminiferi contorti in rete testis (HE)


Description: TSC – tubulus seminiferus contortus (seminal duct), RT – rete testis (lumen of ducts lined with cuboidal epithelium), M – tunica albuginea ligament in the mediastinum.

Ductuli efferentes - overview (HE)


Description: DE – ductuli efferentes, Lu – lumen of drainage canals, Zvl.ep – wavy epithelium lining the ductuli efferentes, bm + hl.bb. – basal membrane of wavy epithelium, under it a thin circular layer of smooth muscle cells, K - capillary.

Ductuli efferentes – detail (HE)


Description: Lu – lumen of ductuli efferentes, Zvl.ep – wavy epithelium lining the ductuli efferentes (cubic cells without cilia alternate with ciliated cells), bm + hl.bb. – basement membrane of corrugated epithelium, under it a thin circular layer of smooth muscle cells.

Male Reproductive System

 * Testis (SFLT)


 * Funiculus spermaticus (SFLT)


 * Ductus deferens (SFLT)


 * Vesicula seminalis (SFLT)

Links

 * Histological atlas (3. LF UK)