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Epididymis: body and tail
The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x
![Epididymal duct <p>The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.M.E.BT_.03.P01.png)
Epididymal duct
The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x
![- Epithelium <p>The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.M.E.BT_.03.P02.png)
- Epithelium
The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x
![- Smooth muscle <p>The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.M.E.BT_.03.P03.png)
- Smooth muscle
The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x
![- Spermatozoa <p>The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x </p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/O.R.M.E.BT_.03.P04.png)
- Spermatozoa
The body and tail of the epididymis are filled with the highly coiled duct of the epididymis. The epithelium is pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia; a thin muscular layer surrounds the epithelium. Spermatozoa are stored in the lumen of the duct. 400x, 200x