Question

Leydig cells are located

• A. Between the testicular lobules
• B. In the seminiferous tubules.
• C. Outside the seminiferous tubules but in the testicular lobules
• D. Outside the seminiferous tubule but between the testicular lobules

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Each testis has about 250 compartments called testicular lobules. Each lobule contains one to three highly coiled seminiferous tubules in which sperms are produced. Each seminiferous tubule is lined on its inside by two types of cells called male germ cells (spermatogonia) and Sertoli cells. The regions outside the seminiferous tubules called interstitial spaces contain small blood vessels and interstitial cells or Leydig cells.