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Definitions of tubule
  1. noun
    a small tube
Definition that contains tubule
  • trachea one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
  • epididymis a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
  • vasopressin hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
  • uveoscleral pathway a tubule that drains excess aqueous humor
  • antidiuretic hormone hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
  • centrosome small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
  • renal cortex the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules
  • sertoli cell elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids
  • vasa efferentia the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis
  • central body small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
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