Tunica albuginea (testicles)
- Tunica albuginea (testicles)
Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = tunica albuginea testis
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Caption = Schematic drawing oftesticle andepididymis . 1 Tunica albuginea, 2Septula testis , 3Lobulus testis , 4Mediastinum testis , 5Tubuli seminiferi contorti , 6Tubuli seminiferi recti , 7Rete testis , 8Ductuli efferentes testis , 9Ductus epididymidis , 10 initial part ofdeferent duct
Caption2 = Section of a testicle of a steer, blood vessels injected with red gelatine. 1parenchyma , 2mediastinum testis , 3 tunica albuginea, 4 tail ofepididymis , 5 head of epididymis, 6spermatic cord with convoluted testicular artery
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"For other structures with the same name, seeTunica albuginea ."The Tunica Albuginea is the fibrous covering of the
testis .It is a dense blue-white membrane, composed of bundles of white fibrous tissue which interlace in every direction.
It is covered by the
tunica vaginalis , except at the points of attachment of theepididymis to the testis, and along its posterior border, where thespermatic vessels enter the gland.It is applied to the tunica vasculosa over the glandular substance of the testis, and, at its posterior border, is reflected into the interior of the gland, forming an incomplete vertical septum, called the
mediastinum testis (corpus Highmori).
=AdditionalExternal links
* - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: The Cross-Section of the Testis"
* (NormanAnatomyFig|testes)
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