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
Latin	Arteria ductus deferentis
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12154211
*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 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"

Left gastric	Esophageal branches
Common hepatic	Proper hepatic cystic Right gastric Gastroduodenal right gastroepiploic superior pancreaticoduodenal supraduodenal
Splenic	Pancreatic branches greater dorsal Short gastrics Left gastroepiploic

Posterior surface

Iliolumbar	Lumbar branch Iliac branch

Anterior surface

Superior vesical artery	Umbilical artery Medial umbilical ligament to ductus deferens
Obturator	Anterior branch Pubic branch Posterior branch Acetabular branch Cruciate anastomosis Corona mortis
Middle rectal	Vaginal branch ♀ / Prostatic branch ♂
Uterine ♀	Arcuate Vaginal branches Ovarian branches Tubal branches Spiral
Vaginal ♀ / Inferior vesical ♂
Inferior gluteal	Accompanying of sciatic nerve Cruciate anastomosis
Internal pudendal	Inferior rectal Perineal posterior scrotal posterior labial Bulb of penis/vestibule Urethral Deep artery of the penis helicine Deep artery of clitoris Dorsal of the penis Dorsal of the clitoris

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