Pathology | Normal Histology - [click on image(s) below]
Epididymis
Function: accumulation and storage of spermatozoa, during which time the sperm gain motility
Consists of: a long (4-5 meter) highly convoluted duct extending down the posterior aspect of the testis to the lower pole, where it becomes the ductus deferens
Histologic features:
Tube of smooth muscle lined by pseudostratified ciliated epithelium
single layer of smooth muscle proximally; three layers distally
General appearance is "smooth" lined tubules (as opposed to sawtooth border of the efferent ductules).
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