Artery to the ductus deferens

Artery to the ductus deferens

The scrotum. The penis has been turned upward, and the anterior wall of the scrotum has been removed (artery to the ductus deferens labeled as Deferential artery at center right)
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Source Superior vesical artery or Inferior vesical artery
Latin Arteria ductus deferentis
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Anatomical terminology

The artery to the ductus deferens (deferential artery) is an artery in males that provides blood to the ductus deferens.

Course

The artery arises from the superior vesical artery or the inferior vesical artery, which in turn arises from the anterior branch of the internal iliac 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.

A small branch supplies the ureter.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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