artery to the ductus deferens
| Artery: Artery to the ductus deferens | |
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| The scrotum. The penis has been turned upward, and the anterior wall of the scrotum has been removed. (Deferential artery labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | arteria ductus deferentis |
| Gray's | subject #155 615 |
| Source | superior vesical artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12154211 |
The artery to the ductus deferens, as its name suggests, is an artery in males that provides blood to the ductus deferens.
Course
The artery usually arises from the anterior trunk of the superior vesical artery. 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.
See also
External links
- SUNY Labs 36:07-0302 - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: Layers of the Spermatic Cord"
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| List of arteries of torso - abdomen | |||||||
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| AA: Anterior |
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| AA: Posterior |
visceral: middle
suprarenal – renal (inferior suprarenal) – testicular/ovarian |
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| IIA: Anterior |
umbilical (superior vesical, to ductus deferens) – inferior vesical – middle rectal – uterine (azygos of the vagina) – vaginal – obturator (anterior branch, posterior branch) – internal pudendal (inferior rectal, perineal, artery of the urethral bulb, urethral, deep artery of the penis, dorsal artery of the penis) – inferior gluteal (accompanying of ischiadic nerve, crucial anastomosis) |
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| IIA: Posterior |
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| EIA | |||||||
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