Question

State the main function of seminiferous tubule.

Answer 1

Each testis contain 800 coiled seminiferous tubules. These are the functional unit of testis. Each seminiferous tubule produces thousands of sperm each second. The walls of the semniferous tubes are lined with germinal tissue. This germinal tissue contains two types of cells, spermatogenetic cell producing and developing the sperm cell and the sustentacular cell which provide nourishment for the germinal sperm.