The elongated structure connected to the posterior surface of the testis that transports, stores, and matures spermatozoa between testis and vas deferens. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/pvb MP : 0002631 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- UMLS:C0014533 (ncithesaurus:Epididymis)
- VHOG:0001265
- MA:0000397
- EFO:0000982
- MESH:D004822
- MAT:0000130
- NCIT:C12328
- FMA:18255
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0014533
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epididymis
- GAID:397
- galen:Epididymis
- EMAPA:19290
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181432000
- CALOHA:TS-0285
- MIAA:0000130
- BTO:0000408
- EV:0100103
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
definition
- The elongated structure connected to the posterior surface of the testis that transports, stores, and matures spermatozoa between testis and vas deferens.
depicted by
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Illu_testis_surface.jpg
editor note
- Kardong has epididymis in elasmobranch
has obo namespace
- uberon
has relational adjective
- epididymal
id
- UBERON:0001301
structure notes
- Typically divided into three main regions. In reptiles, there is an additional canal between the testis and the head of the epididymis, which receives the various efferent ducts. This is, however, absent in all birds and mammals. The epididymis is covered by a two layered pseudostratified epithelium. The epithelium is separated by a basement membrane from the connective tissue wall which has smooth muscle cells.
taxon notes
- A similar, but probably non-homologous, structure is found in cartilaginous fishes
Term relations
Subclass of:
- tube
- duct of male reproductive system
- mesoderm-derived structure
- channel for some sperm
- part of some male genital duct
- channels_from some efferent duct
- develops from some mesonephric duct
- channels_into some vas deferens
- contributes to morphology of some internal male genitalia
- only in taxon some Vertebrata
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