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  Latin        = tubuli seminiferi |
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  GrayPage     = 1243 |
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  Caption      = Transverse section through the left side of the scrotum and the left testis. (Semeniferous tubules visible in center, but not labeled.) |
  Image2       = Illu_testis_schematic.jpg |
  Caption2     = 1: [[Testicular septa]]<BR>2: [[Convoluted seminiferous tubules]]<BR>3: [[Testicular lobules]]<BR>4: [[Tubuli seminiferi recti|Straight seminiferous tubules]]<BR>5: [[Efferent ductules]]<BR>6: [[Rete testis]] |
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  MeshName     = Seminiferous+Tubules |
  MeshNumber   = A05.360.444.849.700 |
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[[Image:Seminiferous tubule.JPG|thumb|right|200px|microscopic shot of seminiferous tubule (cross section)]]
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==Overview==
'''Seminiferous tubules''' are located in the [[testicle]]s, and are the specific location of [[meiosis]], and the subsequent creation of [[gamete|gametes]], namely [[spermatozoa]].  

The [[epithelium]] of the tubule consists of sustentacular or [[Sertoli cell]]s, which are tall, columnar type cells that line the tubule.  

In between the Sertoli cells are [[spermatogenic]] cells, which differentiate through [[meiosis]] to [[Spermatozoon|sperm cells]].

There are two types: convoluted and straight.

==See also==
* [[Leydig cell]]s

==External links==
* {{BUHistology|17802loa}}
* [http://www.mccc.edu/~falkow/A&P%20web/Shawn's%20104%20HO/reprod3.jpg Image]
* [http://faculty.southwest.tn.edu/rburkett/A&P2_r7.jpg Diagram]

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