Seminal vesicle
The central lumen of the seminal vesicle has been partitioned by primary, secondary and tertiary arches composed of the lining epithelium and its underlying lamina propria. The presence of a central lumen and the numerous, intersecting arches surrounding it help to distinguish the seminal vesicle from the ampulla of the oviduct. At the periphery of the gland is a layer of smooth muscle. 100x
Arches
The central lumen of the seminal vesicle has been partitioned by primary, secondary and tertiary arches composed of the lining epithelium and its underlying lamina propria. The presence of a central lumen and the numerous, intersecting arches surrounding it help to distinguish the seminal vesicle from the ampulla of the oviduct. At the periphery of the gland is a layer of smooth muscle. 100x
Lumen
The central lumen of the seminal vesicle has been partitioned by primary, secondary and tertiary arches composed of the lining epithelium and its underlying lamina propria. The presence of a central lumen and the numerous, intersecting arches surrounding it help to distinguish the seminal vesicle from the ampulla of the oviduct. At the periphery of the gland is a layer of smooth muscle. 100x
- Lumen subdivisions
The central lumen of the seminal vesicle has been partitioned by primary, secondary and tertiary arches composed of the lining epithelium and its underlying lamina propria. The presence of a central lumen and the numerous, intersecting arches surrounding it help to distinguish the seminal vesicle from the ampulla of the oviduct. At the periphery of the gland is a layer of smooth muscle. 100x
Smooth muscle
The central lumen of the seminal vesicle has been partitioned by primary, secondary and tertiary arches composed of the lining epithelium and its underlying lamina propria. The presence of a central lumen and the numerous, intersecting arches surrounding it help to distinguish the seminal vesicle from the ampulla of the oviduct. At the periphery of the gland is a layer of smooth muscle. 100x