seminiferous tubule of testis

The tubules in the testes where spermatogenesis occurs. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the seminiferous tubule of testis is

The tubules in the testes where spermatogenesis occurs. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the seminiferous tubule of testis is

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the seminiferous tubule of testis connects to

The atlas records 8 typed relationships for it, across 4 kinds of connection. part of male reproductive system, reproductive system and testis.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the seminiferous tubule of testis. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as seminiferous cord, seminiferous tubule, testis - seminiferous tubule and tubuli seminiferi. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001343, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: male reproductive system, reproductive system and testis.
• A kind of: anatomical conduit, anatomical structure and duct.
• contributes to morphology of: seminiferous tubule epithelium.
• contains: seminiferous tubule epithelium.

Questions

Where is the seminiferous tubule of testis?

It sits within the reproductive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the seminiferous tubule of testis connect to?

Part of: male reproductive system, reproductive system and testis.

Is the seminiferous tubule of testis the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.