plate tectonics. noun plural but singular in construction. Tweet. geology: a scientific theory that the Earth's surface is made of very large sections that move very slowly; also: the movements of the large sections that form the Earth's surface.
The testicle is divided into parts called lobules. Each lobule contains tiny U-shaped tubes called seminiferous tubules. There are about 800 seminiferous tubules tightly coiled within the testicle. The seminiferous tubules open into a series of uncoiled, interconnected channels called the rete testis.Ducts, or tubes, connect the rete testis to a tightly coiled tube called the epididymis. The epididymis joins to a long, large duct called the vas deferens. Each testicle is held in the scrotum by a spermatic cord.he testicle is divided into parts called lobules. Each lobule contains tiny U-shaped tubes called seminiferous tubules. There are about 800 seminiferous tubules tightly coiled within the testicle. The seminiferous tubules open into a series of uncoiled, interconnected channels called the rete testis.
1 The testicles, inside the scrotum, are covered with a tough type of white protective skin called a membrane. 2  The inner part of the testicles have many small tubes called seminiferous tubules which are coiled (or twisted around). 3  Sperm are made inside the seminiferous tubules.