Rete testis

Rete testis

Vertical section of the testis, to show the arrangement of the ducts. (Rete testis visible at center, written vertically.)
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Latin	'
Gray's	subject #258 1244
System
MeSH	A05.360.444.849.600

Rete testis is an anastomosing network of delicate tubules located in the hilum of the testicle that carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia.

Rete tubular ectasia is a disorder of the rete testis in which many benign cysts are present.

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Female - Cervix \| Clitoris \| Clitoral hood \| Fallopian tubes \| Bartholin's glands \| G-spot \| Hymen \| Labium \| Mammary glands \| Ovaries \| Skene's glands \| Urethra \| Uterus \| Vagina \| Vulva
Male - Urethra \| Testes \| Scrotum \| Spermatic cord \| Epididymis \| Seminiferous tubules \| Sertoli cell \| Rete testis \| Efferent ducts \| Vas deferens \| Seminal vesicles \| Ejaculatory duct \| Penis \| Corpus cavernosum \| Glans penis \| Fundiform ligament \| Foreskin \| Frenulum \| Prostate \| Bulbourethral glands

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