Seminiferous tubules - convoluted portion
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
Spermatogonia
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
Primary spermatocytes
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
Spermatids (early)
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
Spermatids (late)
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
Spermatozoa
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
- Flagella
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
Sertoli cells
Spermatogenesis has four phases: spermatocytogenesis (mitotic division of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes); meiosis (a two-step division of primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes to spermatids); spermiogenesis (cytodifferentiation of spermatids into mature spermatozoa); and spermiation (the release of sperm from Sertoli cells). 600X
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Image taken of a slide in the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine collection.