Difference between revisions of "Testis"
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If the testis is biopsied, it is usually for fertility -- to understand whether the man is really azoospermic. | If the testis is biopsied, it is usually for fertility -- to understand whether the man is really azoospermic. | ||
=Normal= | =Gross= | ||
Anatomy - deep to superficial: | |||
*Tunica albuginea - fibrous layer. | |||
*Tunica vaginalis - thin mesothelial layer. | |||
=Normal histology= | |||
===Seminiferous tubules=== | ===Seminiferous tubules=== | ||
*Sertoli cells ([[AKA]] sustentacular cell [[AKA]] nurse cell). | *Sertoli cells ([[AKA]] sustentacular cell [[AKA]] nurse cell). | ||