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Vesicula seminalis

 

Overview and general structure

 
  • this gland is a coiled tube with loose connective tissue that attaches the coils to one another
  • the lumen is prominent and the mucosa has intricate folds
  • the epithelium is pseudostratified columnar and the lamina propria consists of loose connective tissue
  • There are two layers of smooth muscle, an inner circular and an outer longitudinal layer

Clinical case

  Vesicula seminalis
 

Microscopy

 
Vesicula seminalis
  1. Very low magnification
  2. Low magnification
  3. Medium magnification
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