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Vas Deferens
Netter 350/363 and 367/384
•Is a thick-walled tube
(about 18 inches long) moving sperm from epididymis ejaculatory duct/urethra
•Emerges at the deep
inguinal ring and passes
downward and backward on the lateral
wall of the pelvis where it crosses
the ureter anteriorly in the region
of the ischial spine
•Runs medially and
downward on the posterior
surface of the prostate
•Has a dilated terminal
portion called the ampulla of the vas deferens.
•Fuses then with the
duct of the seminal vesicle to
form the ejaculatory duct.
