Mucosa of ductus deferens
Tunica mucosa ductus deferentis
- Synonym: Mucous membrane of ductus deferens
- Related terms: Mucosa; Mucous membrane
Definition
The mucosa (Mucous membrane) of the ductus deferens is an internal or mucous coat, which is pale, and arranged in longitudinal folds. The mucous coat is lined by columnar epithelium which is non-ciliated throughout the greater part of the tube; a variable portion of the testicular end of the tube is lined by two strata of columnar cells and the cells of the superficial layer are ciliated.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
