mating plug

copulation plug

A gelatinous secretion used in the mating of some species. It is deposited by a male into a female genital tract and later hardens into a plug or glues the tract together.

Tipo Organ
Estructura principal seminal clot
Nombre latino copulation plug

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the mating plug?
A gelatinous secretion used in the mating of some species. It is deposited by a male into a female genital tract and later hardens into a plug or glues the tract together.
What is the Latin name for the mating plug?
The Latin name for the mating plug is copulation plug.

Estructuras relacionadas

mucus body coating mucous body coating mucus cocoon mucous cocoon Mullerian duct ductus paramesonephricus multi cell part structure cell part cluster multicellular anatomical structure multicellular structure multilaminar epithelium laminated epithelium multi-tissue structure multi-tissue structures multi-unit eye

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.