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Epididymis (400X)

Microimage
Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

Close-up of the ductuli efferentes.  Sperm are visible as small dark dots in the lumen. The epithelium of the ductulus is columnar of quite variable height, and some of the epithelial cells are ciliated. The smooth muscle cells are easier to identify at this magnification.

Published May 23rd 2019, updated December 28th 2019.