Histology of the urogenital system II.

Testis epididymis
Spermatic cord
Seminal vesicle
Prostate
Penis

Kruppa Eszter, dr. Szabados Andrea

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology,

Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged
2014
Testis - epididymis
 The parts of the ducts of testis and
epididymis and their covering epithelium

1. Tubuli seminiferi contorti: germinal epithelium

2. Tubuli seminiferi recti: Sertoli cells simple cuboidal

epithelium

3. Rete testis Halleri: simple cuboidal epithelium

4. Ductuli efferentes: simple nonciliated cuboidal cells

alternate with columnar cells star-shaped (scalloped)
lumen

5. Ductus epididymidis: pseudostratified columnar

epithelium with stereocilia
 59. Testis epididymis (HE)

Sections of ductus
epididymidis

Epididymis

Tunica albuginea

Dilated drainage system

Testis
Ductuli efferentes
59. Testis epididymis (HE), 4x

Tubuli seminiferi contorti

Interstitium
 59. Testis epididymis (HE), 20x

Lamina limitans

Germinal
epithelium
Tubulus seminiferus
contortus
 59. Testis epididymis (HE), 40x
Primer spermatocytes

Myoid cells

Spermatogonia

Sertoli cells

Sperms

Capillary
 59. Testis epididymis (HE), 4x

Ductuli
efferentes

Rete testis Halleri

Tubuli
seminiferi
Mediastinum testis
contorti
59. Testis epididymis (HE), 10x

Ductuli efferentes
59. Testis epididymis (HE), 20x

Star-shaped lumen
59. Testis epididymis (HE), 4x

Ductus epididymidis
59. Testis epididymis (HE), 20x
Pseudostratified columnar
epithelium with stereocilia
Spermatic cord
 60. Spermatic cord (HE)

Cremaster
muscle

Blood
vessels

Ductus deferens

Cremaster
muscle
 60. Spermatic cord (HE)

Innermost longitudinal
Outermost longitudinal muscle layer
muscle layer
Tunica
mucosa

Ductus deferens
Tunica
submucosa

Middle circular
muscle layer
60. Spermatic cord (HE), 10x

Pseudostratified
columnar epithelium
60. Spermatic cord (HE), 4x

Cremaster
muscle
 60. Spermatic cord (HE)

Muscular veins
(Plexus pampiniformis)

Arteriole

Striated muscle
 60. Spermatic cord (HE), 20x

Peripheral nerve

Peripheral nerves

Peripheral nerves
Seminal vesicle
 62. Seminal vesicle (HE)

Connective tissue capsule/Tunica adventitia

Tunica muscularis
 62. Seminal vesicle (HE), 4x

Smooth muscle

Mucosal folds
Capsule 62. Seminal vesicle (HE), 10x

Tunica
muscularis

Simple columnar
epithelium

Lamina
propria
Prostate
 61. Prostate (HE)

Seminal vesicle

Connective
tissue capsule
Prostatic urethra
 61. Prostate (HE), 4x
Ejaculatory duct

Remnant of Mllerian
duct/Prostatic utricle Seminal colliculus

Prostatic
urethra
(Urothelium / Stratified columnar
epithel)
 61. Prostate (HE), 4x

Fibro-elastic connective tissue Glands

Prostatic concretions
Penis
Cross-section of the Penis
superficial dorsal vein
deep dorsal vein
dorsal artery
dorsal nerve
skin

tunica albuginea

septum penis deep artery

corpus
cavernosum

corpus spongiosum
urethra
 58. Penis (HE)

Deep dorsal vein

Dorsal artery
Dorsal nerve

Tunica albuginea
Corpus cavernosum
Deep artery

Septum penis

Urethra
Corpus spongiosum
 The parts of urethra masculina and their
Epithellining

Intramural part: transitional epithelium

Prostatic part: transtitional epithelium / stratified

columnar epithel

Membranous part: stratified or pseudostratified

columnar epithelium

Spongy part: stratified columnar epithelium

from the fossa navicularis: stratified non-keratinizing
squamous epithelium
58. Penis (HE), 4x

Corpus spongiosum

Urethra
58. Penis (HE), 4x

Corpus cavernosum

Deep artery

Septum penis