Artery to the ductus deferens

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)
Details
Source	Superior vesical artery or Inferior vesical artery
Identifiers
Latin	Arteria ductus deferentis
TA98	A12.2.15.022
TA2	4318
	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.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 615 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy photo:36:07-0302 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: Layers of the Spermatic Cord"

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