JSON

caput epididymis

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004358

The head of the epididymis. [ MP:0002660 ]

Synonyms: epididymis head, epidymis head, head of epidymis, head of epididymis, epididymal head

Term info

database cross reference
  • MA:0002762
  • NCIT:C32717
  • UMLS:C0228023 (ncithesaurus:Head_of_the_Epididymis)
  • FMA:18259
  • BTO:0000336
  • SCTID:362282002
  • EMAPA:19291
Subsets

pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000010

The head of the epididymis receives spermatozoa via the efferent ducts of the mediastinum of the testis. It is characterized histologically by a thin myoepithelium. The concentration of the sperm here is dilute

has related synonym

caput epididymidis

id

UBERON:0004358

prefLabel

Head of epididymis