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.
The seminiferous tubules are formed from the testis cords that develop from the primitive gonadal cords, formed from the gonadal ridge. Seminiferous tubule (right) with sperm (black, tiny, ovoid).