cauda epididymis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004360
The tail of the epididymis. [ MP:0002662 ]
Synonyms: cauda epididymidis, epididymal tail, tail of epididymis, epididymis tail, epidymis tail, epididymal cauda, tail of epidymis
Term info
- EMAPA:19292
- UMLS:C0228024 (ncithesaurus:Tail_of_the_Epididymis)
- SCTID:279621002
- NCIT:C33732
- MA:0002763
- BTO:0000210
- FMA:18261
pheno_slim
This has a thicker myoepithelium than the head region, as it is involved in absorbing fluid to make the sperm more concentrated.
corpus
uberon
UBERON:0004360
Tail of epididymis