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Encyclopedia: Vas deferens

There are two such ducts; they are muscular tubes (surrounded by smooth muscle) connecting the left and right epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts in order to move sperm. Each tube is about 30 centimeters long.

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How to say "Vas deferens" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	输精管
	(German)	Samenleiter
	(Spanish)	Conducto deferente
	(French)	Canal déférent
	(Italian)	Dotto deferente

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Epididymides

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Ejaculatory duct

Male Anatomy The Ejaculatory ducts are part of the human male anatomy. Each male has two of them. They begin at the vas deferens, pass through the prostate, and empty into the urethra at the Colliculus seminalis. During ejaculation, semen passes through them...

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Epididymis

Male Anatomy The epididymis is part of the human male reproductive system. It is a narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens. During ejaculation, sperm flow through it. Inflammation of the epididymis is called epididymitis...

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Seminal vesicle

Male Anatomy The seminal vesicles are a pair of glands on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder of males. They secrete a significant proportion of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen. The two seminal vesicles empty into the prostate gland along with the vas deferens (the tubes...

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Spermatic cord

The Male Anatomy The spermatic cord is the name given to the cord-like structure formed by the vas deferens and surrounding tissue (veins, arteries, nerves, and lymphatic vessels) that run from the abdomen down to the testicles. The spermatic cord is extremely sensitive to impact or torsion - it...

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Fallopian tube

, creating an ectopic pregnancy. The Fallopian tubes are not homologous to the vas deferens or any... into the epididymis and vas deferens. Normally, only one of the pair of tubes will develop while the...

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Ejaculation

, the two ducts known as vas deferens contract to propel sperm from the epididymis (where it was stored) up to the ampullas at the top end of the vas deferens. The beginning of emission is typically...

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List of diseases starting with V

syndrome Varicella virus antenatal infection Varicella Zoster Variegate porphyria Vas deferens...

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Sex organ

-- uterus vas deferens -- vagina -- vesiculae seminales -- vomeronasal organ -- vulva Wolffian duct See... cavernosum -- corpus spongiosum -- Cowper's glands-- cremaster muscle dartos muscle -- ductus deferens...

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Sterilization

For the process of removing or killing all microorganisms from an object, see Sterilization (microbiology). Sterilization is a surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to procreate. It is one of the methods of birth control. A vasectomy in males. The vas deferens, the tubes which...

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