Seminiferous tubule

Seminiferous tubule
Seminiferous tubule in cross-section (large tubular structure – center of image) with sperm (black, tiny, ovoid bodies furthest from the outer edge of the tubular structure). H&E stain.
1: Testicular septa
2: Convoluted seminiferous tubules
3: Testicular lobules
4: Straight seminiferous tubules
5: Efferent ductules
6: Rete testis
Details
Identifiers
Latintubuli seminiferi
MeSHD012671
TA98A09.3.01.022
TA23599
FMA19825
Anatomical terminology

Seminiferous tubules (Latin for "seed-bearing small tubes") are located within the testicles, and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of male gametes, namely spermatozoa.

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