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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Disease</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Disease-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uses_in_pharmacology_and_physiology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uses_in_pharmacology_and_physiology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Uses in pharmacology and physiology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uses_in_pharmacology_and_physiology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_animals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_animals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Other animals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_animals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Additional_images" class="vector-toc-list-item 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%B1" title="أسهر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أسهر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducto_deferent" title="Conducto deferent – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Conducto deferent" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8" title="ভাস ডিফারেন্স – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ভাস ডিফারেন্স" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjemenovod" title="Sjemenovod – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Sjemenovod" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducte_deferent" title="Conducte deferent – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Conducte deferent" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A1movod" title="Chámovod – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Chámovod" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Vas deferens" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samenleiter" title="Samenleiter – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Samenleiter" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%89%DE%A6%DE%82%DE%A8_%DE%80%DE%AE%DE%85%DE%A8" title="މަނި ހޮޅި – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="މަނި ހޮޅި" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seemnejuha" title="Seemnejuha – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Seemnejuha" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducto_deferente" title="Conducto deferente – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Conducto deferente" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermodukto" title="Spermodukto – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Spermodukto" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodi_deferente" title="Hodi deferente – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hodi deferente" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86" title="مجرای وابران – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مجرای وابران" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_d%C3%A9f%C3%A9rent" title="Canal déférent – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Canal déférent" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduto_deferente" title="Conduto deferente – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Conduto deferente" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%98%EC%A0%95%EA%B4%80" title="수정관 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="수정관" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AE%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Սերմնածորան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սերմնածորան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="शुक्रवाहिका – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="शुक्रवाहिका" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjemenovod" title="Sjemenovod – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sjemenovod" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Vas deferens" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotto_deferente" title="Dotto deferente – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dotto deferente" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%96%D7%A8%D7%A2" title="צינור הזרע – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צינור הזרע" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BBleya_guh%C3%AAzer" title="Lûleya guhêzer – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Lûleya guhêzer" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Vas deferens" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C4%97klinis_latakas" title="Sėklinis latakas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sėklinis latakas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4" title="Семевод – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Семевод" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Vas deferens" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaadleider" title="Zaadleider – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Zaadleider" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BC%B8%E7%B2%BE%E7%AE%A1" title="輸精管 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="輸精管" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saatleider" title="Saatleider – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Saatleider" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasieniow%C3%B3d" title="Nasieniowód – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Nasieniowód" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducto_deferente" title="Ducto deferente – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ducto deferente" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_deferent" title="Canal deferent – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Canal deferent" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA" title="Семявыносящий проток – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Семявыносящий проток" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Vas deferens" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas_deferens" title="Vas deferens – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Vas deferens" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semenovod" title="Semenovod – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Semenovod" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semenovod" title="Semenovod – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Semenovod" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%88%D9%84%DB%95%DB%8C_%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8E%D8%B2%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%95%D9%88%DB%95" title="لوولەی گوێزەرەوە – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="لوولەی گوێزەرەوە" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4" title="Семевод – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Семевод" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjemenovod" title="Sjemenovod – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Sjemenovod" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemenjohdin" title="Siemenjohdin – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Siemenjohdin" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4desledare" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Gray1149.png/375px-Gray1149.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Gray1149.png/500px-Gray1149.png 2x" data-file-width="609" data-file-height="891" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Vertical section of the <a href="/wiki/Testis" class="mw-redirect" title="Testis">testis</a>, to show<br />the arrangement of the ducts</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Embryology" title="Embryology">Precursor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mesonephric_duct" title="Mesonephric duct">Mesonephric ducts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">Artery</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Superior_vesical_artery" title="Superior vesical artery">Superior vesical artery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Artery_of_the_ductus_deferens" class="mw-redirect" title="Artery of the ductus deferens">artery of the ductus deferens</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Lymph" title="Lymph">Lymph</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/External_iliac_lymph_nodes" title="External iliac lymph nodes">External iliac lymph nodes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Internal_iliac_lymph_nodes" title="Internal iliac lymph nodes">internal iliac lymph nodes</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>vas deferens (<a href="/wiki/Plural" title="Plural">plural</a>: vasa deferentia),<br />ductus deferens (plural: ductus deferentes)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D014649">D014649</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/09.3.05.001%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A09.3.05.001</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=3621">3621</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma19234">19234</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735505" class="extiw" title="d:Q735505">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3D Medical Illustration showing vas deferens." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg/304px-3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg" decoding="async" width="304" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg/456px-3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg/608px-3D_Medical_Animation_Vas_Deferens.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>3D medical illustration showing vas deferens.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>vas deferens</b> (<abbr title="plural form">pl.</abbr>: <b>vasa deferentia</b>), <b>ductus deferens</b> (<abbr title="plural form">pl.</abbr>: <b>ductūs deferentes</b>), or <b>sperm duct</b> is part of the male <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_system" title="Reproductive system">reproductive system</a> of many <a href="/wiki/Vertebrates" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertebrates">vertebrates</a>. In mammals, spermatozoa are produced in the seminiferous tubules and flow into the epididymal duct. The end of the epididymis is connected to the vas deferens. The vas deferens ends with an opening into the ejaculatory duct at a point where the duct of the seminal vesicle also joins the ejaculatory duct.<sup id="cite_ref-2020-Sharma_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020-Sharma-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vas deferens is a partially coiled tube which exits the abdominal cavity through the <a href="/wiki/Inguinal_canal" title="Inguinal canal">inguinal canal</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Vas deferens</i> is <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>, meaning "carrying-away vessel" while <i>ductus deferens</i>, also Latin, means "carrying-away duct".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The human vas deferens measures 30–35 cm in length, and 2–3 mm in diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1297">: 1297 </span></sup> It is continuous proximally with the tail of the epididymis,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1296">: 1296 </span></sup> and exhibits a tortuous, convoluted initial/proximal section (which measures 2–3 cm in length). Distally, it forms a dilated and tortuous segment termed the <a href="/wiki/Ampulla_of_vas_deferens" title="Ampulla of vas deferens">ampulla of vas deferens</a> before ending<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1297">: 1297 </span></sup> by uniting with a <a href="/wiki/Ducts_of_the_seminal_vesicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Ducts of the seminal vesicles">duct of the seminal vesicle</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/Ejaculatory_duct" title="Ejaculatory duct">ejaculatory duct</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gonzales01_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gonzales01-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together they form part of the <a href="/wiki/Spermatic_cord" title="Spermatic cord">spermatic cord</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blood_supply">Blood supply</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Blood supply"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vasa deferentia are supplied with blood by accompanying arteries, the (<a href="/wiki/Artery_to_the_ductus_deferens" title="Artery to the ductus deferens">arteries of vas deferens</a>). These arteries normally arises from the <a href="/wiki/Superior_vesical_artery" title="Superior vesical artery">superior</a> (sometimes <a href="/wiki/Inferior_vesical_artery" title="Inferior vesical artery">inferior</a>) <a href="/wiki/Vesical_arteries" title="Vesical arteries">vesical arteries</a>, a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Internal_iliac_arteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal iliac arteries">internal iliac arteries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Innervation">Innervation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Innervation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vas deferens receives innervation from an autonomic plexus of post-ganglionic sympathetic fibres derived from the <a href="/wiki/Inferior_hypogastric_plexus" title="Inferior hypogastric plexus">inferior hypogastric plexus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1297">: 1297 </span></sup> </p><p>It is innervated by a variety of <a href="/wiki/Free_nerve_ending" title="Free nerve ending">nerve endings</a>, although of the <a href="/wiki/Efferent_nerve" class="mw-redirect" title="Efferent nerve">efferent nerves</a> the sympathetic innveration dominates.<sup id="cite_ref-Burnstock10_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burnstock10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Adrenergic_nerve_fibre" title="Adrenergic nerve fibre">Adrenergic junctions</a> (those which release <a href="/wiki/Noradrenaline" class="mw-redirect" title="Noradrenaline">noradrenaline</a>) are found in the <a href="/wiki/Smooth_muscle" title="Smooth muscle">smooth muscle</a> layers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Acetylcholine_receptor" title="Acetylcholine receptor">Cholinergic synapses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vasoactive_intestinal_peptide_receptor" title="Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor">vasoactive intestinal peptide synapses</a> are found in the <a href="/wiki/Connective_tissue" title="Connective tissue">connective tissue</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane" title="Mucous membrane">mucosa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anatomical_relations">Anatomical relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Anatomical relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Within the spermatic cord, the vas deferens is situated posterior (and parallel to) the vessels of the spermatic cord.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1297">: 1297 </span></sup> </p><p>The vas deferens traverses the inguinal canal to reach the <a href="/wiki/Pelvic_cavity" title="Pelvic cavity">pelvic cavity</a>; it enters the pelvic cavity lateral to the <a href="/wiki/Inferior_epigastric_vessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Inferior epigastric vessel">inferior epigastric vessels</a>. At the deep inguinal ring, the vas deferens diverges from the testicular vessels to pass medially to reach the base of the prostate posteriorly.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1297">: 1297 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Histology">Histology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Histology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vas deferens consists of an external adventitial sheath containing blood vessels and nerves, a muscular middle layer composed of three layers of smooth muscle (with a circular muscle layer interposed between two longitudinal muscle layers), and an internal mucosal lining consisting of <a href="/wiki/Pseudostratified_columnar_epithelium" title="Pseudostratified columnar epithelium">pseudostratified</a> columnar epithelium (which bears the non-motile <a href="/wiki/Stereocilia" title="Stereocilia">stereocilia</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-2020-Sharma_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020-Sharma-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The vas deferens has the greatest muscle-to-lumen ratio of any hollow organ.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1297">: 1297 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/Ejaculation" title="Ejaculation">ejaculation</a>, the smooth muscle in the walls of the vas deferens contracts reflexively, thus propelling the sperm forward. This is also known as <a href="/wiki/Peristalsis" title="Peristalsis">peristalsis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The epithelial sodium channel <a href="/wiki/ENaC" class="mw-redirect" title="ENaC">ENaC</a> is strongly expressed in smooth muscle cells of the vas deferens.<sup id="cite_ref-2020-Sharma_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020-Sharma-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been suggested that ENaC functions as a mechanosensor in vascular smooth muscle cells that initiate pressure‐induced constriction known as the "myogenic response". Ion channels ENaC and CFTR, aquaporin of type AQP9 are localized on the apical border of the epithelia. Thus, these channels are involved concurrently in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance in the lumen of the vas deferens.<sup id="cite_ref-2020-Sharma_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020-Sharma-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sperm are transferred from each vas deferens into the urethra, partially mixing with secretions from the male <a href="/wiki/Accessory_sex_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Accessory sex glands">accessory sex glands</a> such as the <a href="/wiki/Seminal_vesicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Seminal vesicle">seminal vesicles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prostate_gland" class="mw-redirect" title="Prostate gland">prostate gland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bulbourethral_gland" title="Bulbourethral gland">bulbourethral glands</a>, which form the bulk of <a href="/wiki/Semen" title="Semen">semen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mann1954_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mann1954-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Damage to the vas deferens during <a href="/wiki/Inguinal_hernia_surgery" title="Inguinal hernia surgery">inguinal hernia repair</a> may cause infertility.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contraception">Contraception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Contraception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Vasectomy" title="Vasectomy">vasectomy</a> is a method of <a href="/wiki/Contraception" class="mw-redirect" title="Contraception">contraception</a> in which the vasa deferentia are permanently cut. In some cases, it can be reversed. A modern variation, <a href="/wiki/Vas-occlusive_contraception" title="Vas-occlusive contraception">vas-occlusive contraception</a>, involves injecting an obstructive material into the ductus to block the flow of sperm.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disease">Disease</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Disease"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vas deferens may be obstructed, or it may be completely absent in a condition known as congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD, a potential feature of <a href="/wiki/Cystic_fibrosis" title="Cystic fibrosis">cystic fibrosis</a>), causing <a href="/wiki/Male_infertility" title="Male infertility">male infertility</a>. Acquired obstructions can occur due to infections. To treat these causes of male infertility, sperm can be harvested by <a href="/wiki/Testicular_sperm_extraction" title="Testicular sperm extraction">testicular sperm extraction</a> (TESE) or microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses_in_pharmacology_and_physiology">Uses in pharmacology and physiology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Uses in pharmacology and physiology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vas deferens has a dense sympathetic innervation,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it a useful system for studying sympathetic nerve function and for studying drugs that modify neurotransmission.<sup id="cite_ref-Burnstock10_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burnstock10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been used: </p> <ul><li>as a bioassay for the discovery of <a href="/wiki/Enkephalin" title="Enkephalin">enkephalins</a>, the endogenous opiates.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>to demonstrate quantal transmission from sympathetic nerve terminals.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>as the first direct measure of free Ca<sup>2+</sup> concentration in a postganglionic nerve terminal.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>to develop an optical method for monitoring packeted transmission (similar to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Quantal_transmission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Quantal transmission (page does not exist)">quantal transmission</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_animals">Other animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most vertebrates have some form of duct to transfer the sperm from the <a href="/wiki/Testis" class="mw-redirect" title="Testis">testes</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Urethra" title="Urethra">urethra</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Cartilaginous_fish" class="mw-redirect" title="Cartilaginous fish">cartilaginous fish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibians</a>, sperm are carried through the <b>archinephric duct</b>, which also partially helps to transport urine from the kidneys. In <a href="/wiki/Teleost" title="Teleost">teleosts</a>, there is a distinct sperm duct, separate from the <a href="/wiki/Ureter" title="Ureter">ureters</a>, and often called the vas deferens, although probably not truly <a href="/wiki/Homology_(biology)" title="Homology (biology)">homologous</a> with that in humans.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vas deferens loops over the ureter in <a href="/wiki/Placental_mammal" class="mw-redirect" title="Placental mammal">placental mammals</a>, but not in <a href="/wiki/Marsupial" title="Marsupial">marsupial mammals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tyndale-Biscoe2005_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tyndale-Biscoe2005-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ArmatiDickman2006_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ArmatiDickman2006-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In cartilaginous fishes, the part of the archinephric duct closest to the testis is coiled up to form an <a href="/wiki/Epididymis" title="Epididymis">epididymis</a>. Below this are a number of small glands secreting components of the seminal fluid. The final portion of the duct also receives ducts from the kidneys in most species.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Amniote" title="Amniote">amniotes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mammal" title="Mammal">mammals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">birds</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">reptiles</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Archinephric_duct" class="mw-redirect" title="Archinephric duct">archinephric duct</a> has become a true vas deferens, and is used only for conducting sperm, never urine. As in cartilaginous fish, the upper part of the duct forms the epididymis. In many species, the vas deferens ends in a small sac for storing sperm.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The only vertebrates to lack any structure resembling a vas deferens are the primitive <a href="/wiki/Jawless_fish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jawless fish">jawless fishes</a>, which release sperm directly into the body cavity, and then into the surrounding water through a simple opening in the body wall.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Additional_images">Additional images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Additional images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu_repdt_male.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Male reproductive system."><img alt="Male reproductive system." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Illu_repdt_male.jpg/120px-Illu_repdt_male.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Illu_repdt_male.jpg/180px-Illu_repdt_male.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Illu_repdt_male.jpg/240px-Illu_repdt_male.jpg 2x" data-file-width="364" data-file-height="253" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Male reproductive system.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray402.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciae. Viewed from behind."><img alt="Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciae. Viewed from behind." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gray402.png/120px-Gray402.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gray402.png/180px-Gray402.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Gray402.png/240px-Gray402.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="376" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciae. Viewed from behind.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray547.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side."><img alt="The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Gray547.png/120px-Gray547.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Gray547.png/180px-Gray547.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Gray547.png/240px-Gray547.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="583" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1146.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal."><img alt="The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Gray1146.png/120px-Gray1146.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Gray1146.png/180px-Gray1146.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Gray1146.png/240px-Gray1146.png 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1152.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Fundus of the bladder with the vesiculae seminales."><img alt="Fundus of the bladder with the vesiculae seminales." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gray1152.png/119px-Gray1152.png" decoding="async" width="119" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gray1152.png/179px-Gray1152.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gray1152.png/239px-Gray1152.png 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Fundus of the bladder with the vesiculae seminales.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1156.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra."><img alt="Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gray1156.png/120px-Gray1156.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gray1156.png/180px-Gray1156.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gray1156.png/240px-Gray1156.png 2x" data-file-width="730" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Vertical section of bladder, penis, and urethra.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1160.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Prostate with seminal vesicles and seminal ducts, viewed from in front and above."><img alt="Prostate with seminal vesicles and seminal ducts, viewed from in front and above." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gray1160.png/120px-Gray1160.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gray1160.png/180px-Gray1160.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gray1160.png/240px-Gray1160.png 2x" data-file-width="437" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Prostate with seminal vesicles and seminal ducts, viewed from in front and above.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Prostate"><img alt="Prostate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg/116px-Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg" decoding="async" width="116" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg/174px-Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg/231px-Illu_quiz_prostate01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Prostate</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vas_deferens.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Microscopic cross section."><img alt="Microscopic cross section." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Vas_deferens.jpg/120px-Vas_deferens.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Vas_deferens.jpg/180px-Vas_deferens.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Vas_deferens.jpg/240px-Vas_deferens.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Microscopic cross section.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Testis,_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Testis, spermatic vessels and vas deferens"><img alt="Testis, spermatic vessels and vas deferens" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Testis%2C_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg/120px-Testis%2C_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Testis%2C_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg/180px-Testis%2C_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Testis%2C_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg/240px-Testis%2C_spermatic_vessels_and_vas_deferens_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Testis, spermatic vessels and vas deferens</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slide2UMR.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A deep dissection showing the vas deferens."><img alt="A deep dissection showing the vas deferens." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Slide2UMR.JPG/120px-Slide2UMR.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Slide2UMR.JPG/180px-Slide2UMR.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Slide2UMR.JPG/240px-Slide2UMR.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A deep dissection showing the vas deferens.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article uses <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">anatomical terminology</a>.</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intra_vas_device" class="mw-redirect" title="Intra vas device">Intra vas device</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excretory_duct_of_seminal_gland" class="mw-redirect" title="Excretory duct of seminal gland">Excretory duct of seminal gland</a></li> <li>Vas deferens in the <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_system_of_gastropods" title="Reproductive system of gastropods">reproductive system of gastropods</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vas_deferens&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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