Question

define the structure of seminiferous tubule

Answer 1

~Seminiferous tubules are located in the testes, and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of gametes, namely spermatozoa.
~epithelium of the tubule consists of sustentacular or Sertoli cells, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule.
~between the Sertoli cells are spermatogenic cells, which differentiate through meiosis to sperm cells.
~There are two types: convoluted and straight, convoluted toward the lateral side, and straight as the tubule comes medially to form ducts that will exit the testis.
~The seminiferous tubules are formed from primitive sex cords.
~Its medullary cords which develop into seminiferous tubules and cortical cords regress. The cords were formed from the gonadal ridge.