THE MALE GENERATIVE ORGANS 



THE MALE GENERATIVE ORGANS 



THE TESTICLE 



The testicle is a glandular body (Fig. 132, T), oval in shape and 

 flattened laterally. The epididymis, E, is an elongated and arched 

 structure, which is applied to the upper end. and posterior border 

 of the body of the testicle. It is enlarged at each end. The upper 

 end is termed the globus major; the lower, which is somewhat 

 smaller, the globus minor; while between them is the body of the 

 epididymis. 



From the lower end of the epididymis a hard convoluted tube, 



\. 132. DIAGRAM OP THE COURSE OP THE CANALS IN THE TESTICLE AND EPIDIDY- 

 MIS, AND THE PASSAGE OF THE CANAL INTO THE VAS DEFERENS. (LADTH.) 



T. Testicle. 



Rt. Rete testis. 



E Epididymis. 



PE. Organ of Giraldes. 



Vd. Vas deferens. 

 * Vasa efferentia. 

 ** Vas aberrans. 



the vas deferens, Vd, is given off, which soon straightens, and 

 extends upward in the spermatic cord. 



The testicle is almost completely covered with a serous mem- 

 brane, the tunica vaginalis. Beneath that is a strong fibrous 

 capsule, the tunica albuginea, with partitions or septa converging 

 toward the posterior portion, the mediastinum testis, or corpus 



