Artery to the ductus deferens
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- updated 15 Dec 2022:
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The artery to the ductus deferens (deferential or vesiculodeferential artery) is a branch of the superior vesical artery, which in turns arises from the internal iliac artery via the umbilical artery.
Gross anatomy
origin: superior vesical artery
main branch: no named branches
course: accompanies the ductus deferens to the testis within the spermatic cord
termination: forms an anastomosis with the testicular artery
supply: lower third of ureter, ductus deferens and seminal vesicle
Variant anatomy
may be a branch of the inferior vesical artery or umbilical artery
may supply the ureter via a small branch
-<li><p><strong>supply</strong>: <a href="/articles/ductus-deferens">ductus deferens</a> and <a href="/articles/seminal-vesicle">seminal vesicle</a></p></li>- +<li><p><strong>supply</strong>: lower third of ureter, <a href="/articles/ductus-deferens">ductus deferens</a> and <a href="/articles/seminal-vesicle">seminal vesicle</a></p></li>
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