Editing Seminal vesicles (section)

===Microanatomy===
[[File:Histology of seminal vesicle glands on H&E stain.jpg|thumb|Histology of seminal vesicle glands on H&E stain. They may mimic prostatic adenocarcinoma by crowded glands with enlarged hyperchromatic and irregular nuclei, but will have inconspicuous nucleoli and coarse refractile golden brown lipofuscin granules.<ref>Image by Mikael Häggström, MD. Reference for findings: {{cite web|url=https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/prostateseminalves.html|title=Anatomy & histology-seminal vesicles / ejaculatory duct|website=Pathology Outlines|author=Faryal Shoaib, M.D., Chinedum Okafor, M.D., Y. Albert Yeh, M.D., Ph.D.}} Last staff update: 20 November 2023</ref>]]
The inner lining of the seminal vesicles (the [[epithelium]]) is made of a lining of [[stratified columnar epithelia|interspersed column-shaped]] and [[cuboidal epithelium|cube-shaped]] cells.<ref name=Wheaters2013 /> There are varying descriptions of the lining as being [[Pseudostratified columnar epithelium|pseudostratified]] and consisting of column-shaped cells only.<ref name=Smiths2019>{{cite book |last1=Arthur D. Smith (Editor), Glenn Preminger (Editor), Gopal H. Badlani (Editor), Louis R. Kavoussi (Editor)|title=Smith's textbook of endourology|year=2019 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons Ltd |isbn=9781119245193 |edition=4th|chapter=112. Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery of the Seminal Vessels|pages=1292–1298}}</ref> When [[Histology|viewed under a microscope]], the cells are seen to have large bubbles in their interior. This is because their interior, called [[cytoplasm]], contains lipid droplets involved in secretion during ejaculation.<ref name=Wheaters2013>{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Barbara |last2=O'Dowd |first2=Geraldine |last3=Woodford |first3=Phillip |title=Wheater's functional histology: a text and colour atlas.|publisher=Elsevier |location=Philadelphia |date=2013|isbn=9780702047473 |edition=6th|chapter=Male reproductive system|page=346}}</ref> The tissue of the seminal vesicles is full of glands, spaced irregularly.<ref name=Wheaters2013 /> As well as glands, the seminal vesicles contain [[smooth muscle]] and [[connective tissue]].<ref name=Wheaters2013 /> This fibrous and muscular tissue surrounds the glands, helping to expel their contents.<ref name="Grays2016" /> The outer surface of the glands is covered in [[peritoneum]].<ref name="Grays2016" />

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Image:Seminal vesicle low mag.jpg|Low magnification [[micrograph]] of seminal vesicle. H&E stain.
Image:Seminal vesicle high mag.jpg|High magnification micrograph of seminal vesicle. H&E stain.
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