Artery to the ductus deferens | |
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Details | |
Source | Superior vesical artery or inferior vesical artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria ductus deferentis |
TA98 | A12.2.15.022 |
TA2 | 4318 |
FMA | 18930 |
Anatomical terminology |
The artery to the ductus deferens (deferential artery) is an artery in males that provides blood to the ductus deferens.[ citation needed ]
The artery arises from the superior vesical artery (usually), [1] or from the inferior vesical artery. [2]
It accompanies the ductus deferens into the testis, where it anastomoses with the testicular artery; in this way it also supplies blood to the testis and epididymis. A small branch also supplies the ureter.[ citation needed ]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 615 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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