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Avian Male Reproductive Tract - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 13:24, 21 July 2008
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= Testes =
= Testes =
* Bean-shaped, paired
* Bean-shaped, paired
* Lie near the cranial pole of the kidney
* Lie near the cranial pole of the kidney
* '''Semniferous tubules''' produce '''sperm''' from the epithelium.
* '''Semniferous tubules''' produce '''sperm''' from the epithelium.
* Interstitial '''Leydig cells''' lie between semniferous tubules.
* Interstitial '''Leydig cells''' lie between semniferous tubules.
* Tunical Albiguinea thinner thsn in mammals.
* Tunical Albiguinea thinner than in mammals.
* '''No Pampiniform plexus'''.
* '''No Pampiniform plexus'''.
* '''Epididymis is small and can be considered absent'''. '''Sperm maturation occurs in the Vas Deferens'''.
* '''Epididymis is small and can be considered absent'''. '''Sperm maturation occurs in the Vas Deferens'''.