Seminiferous tubules

Seminiferous tubules

Transverse section through the left side of the scrotum and the left testis. (Semeniferous tubules visible in center, but not labeled.)
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Latin	tubuli seminiferi
Gray's	subject #258 1243
System
MeSH	A05.360.444.849.700

Semeniferous tubules are located in the testicles, and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of gametes, and sperm.

The epithelium of the tubule consists of sustentacular or Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule.

In between the Sertoli cells are spermatogenic cells, which differentiate through meiosis to sperm cells.

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