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epididymis
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the elongated structure connected to the posterior surface of the testis that transports, stores, and matures spermatozoa between testis and vas deferens [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/pvb ]
Term info
Label
epididymis
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Illu_testis_surface.jpg
editor note
Kardong has epididymis in elasmobranch
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
Nebenhoden@de
has relational adjective
epididymal
id
UBERON:0001301
structure notes
Typically divided into three main regions. In reptiles, there is an additional canal between the testis and the head of the epididymis, which receives the various efferent ducts. This is, however, absent in all birds and mammals. The epididymis is covered by a two layered pseudostratified epithelium. The epithelium is separated by a basement membrane from the connective tissue wall which has smooth muscle cells.
taxon notes
A similar, but probably non-homologous, structure is found in cartilaginous fishes
Term relations
Subclass of:
- tube
- duct of male reproductive system
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some male genital duct
- channels_from some efferent duct
- develops from some mesonephric duct
- channels_into some vas deferens
- contributes to morphology of some internal male genitalia
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