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Term | spermatheca | ID (Ontology) | FBbt:00004921 (Fly Anatomy) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definition | Mushroom-shaped organ consisting of a capsule surrounded by secretory cells, connected to the dorsal side of the uterus by a slender duct, which protrudes into the capsule to form an introvert (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010; Mayhew and Merritt, 2013; McQueen et al., 2022). The capsule is lined by a sclerotized cuticular intima (Mayhew and Merritt, 2013), which is produced by the secretory cells (Miller, 1950; McQueen et al., 2022). Each secretory cell wraps around a specialized cuticle-like structure called an end-apparatus, which is connected to the intima by a duct (Mayhew and Merritt, 2013). Sperm is stored in this organ after mating; it stores fewer sperm that the seminal recepticle, but retains them for a longer period of time (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010; McQueen et al., 2022). There are two spermathecae per female (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010; Mayhew and Merritt, 2013; McQueen et al., 2022).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007735 FlyBase:FBrf0210152 FlyBase:FBrf0222595 FlyBase:FBrf0253444 ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also Known As | "spermathecum" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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female reproductive system |__female reproductive gland______ |__sperm storage organ____________| epithelium | |__epithelial tube________________| female-specific anatomical entity | |__female reproductive gland______| |__sperm storage organ____________| multicellular structure | |__sperm storage organ____________| gland | |__female reproductive gland______| spermatheca 156 rec. |__spermathecal duct 16 rec. | |__spermathecal duct longitudinal muscle cell |__spermathecal secretory epithelium |__spermathecal secretory cell |
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epithelial tube female reproductive gland sperm storage organ |
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Develops from | presumptive spermatheca | ||
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UBERON:0000994 |