. The physiology of reproduction. Reproduction. 166 THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION This organ is enclosed within a fibrous capsule, the tunica albuginea, which is very rich in lymphatics. It is covered by a layer of serous epithelium reflected from the tunica vaginalis. Posteriorly the capsule is prolonged into the interior of the testis in the form of a mass of fibrous tissue (the mediastinum testis). Certain other fibrous processes or trabeculse also pro-. \ Fig. 40.—Section through human testis and epididymis. (After Bohm and von Davidoff, from Schafer.) glandular substance divided into lob
. The physiology of reproduction. Reproduction. 166 THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION This organ is enclosed within a fibrous capsule, the tunica albuginea, which is very rich in lymphatics. It is covered by a layer of serous epithelium reflected from the tunica vaginalis. Posteriorly the capsule is prolonged into the interior of the testis in the form of a mass of fibrous tissue (the mediastinum testis). Certain other fibrous processes or trabeculse also pro-. \ Fig. 40.—Section through human testis and epididymis. (After Bohm and von Davidoff, from Schafer.) glandular substance divided into lobules by septa of connective tissue; 6, tunica albuginea; c, part of epididymis; d, rete testis; e, body of epididymis; /, mediastinum; g, sections through commencing portion of vas deferens. ject inwards from the capsule, and divide the glandular substance into lobules. The efferent ducts of the testis (vasa efferentia) open into a single convoluted tube situated at the posterior margin of the organ and attached to the mediastinum. This is the epidid3Tnis. Its lower extremity is prolonged into a thick-walled muscular tube (the vas deferens) which is the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marshall, F. H. A. (Francis Hugh Adam), 1878-1949; Cramer, William, 1878-1945; Lochhead, James. London, New York, Longmans, Green
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