tunica albuginea

anatomy

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In animal reproductive system: Testes
…surrounded by a capsule, the tunica albuginea. Seminiferous tubules may constitute up to 90 percent of the testis. The tubule walls consist of a multilayered germinal epithelium containing spermatogenic cells and Sertoli cells, nutritive cells that have the heads of maturing sperm embedded in them. Seminiferous tubules may begin blindly…
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In animal reproductive system: Ovaries
…layer of connective tissue, the tunica albuginea, which is much thinner than that surrounding the testes.
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In human reproductive system: The testes
…in a fibrous sac, the tunica albuginea. This sac is lined internally by the tunica vasculosa, containing a network of blood vessels, and is covered by the tunica vaginalis, which is a continuation of the membrane that lines the abdomen and pelvis. The tunica albuginea has extensions into each testis…
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