{"id":75242,"date":"2021-01-13T07:56:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T07:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=75242"},"modified":"2023-11-09T05:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T05:30:02","slug":"vas-deferens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/vas-deferens\/","title":{"rendered":"Vas deferens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tube in the male reproductive system that passes from the epididymis into the abdominal cavity the seminal vesicles vasa efferentia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The two tubes by which sperm leave the epididymis (the \u201cholding area\u201d behind each of the two testes where the sperm mature) to mix with semen and to be released through the ejaculatory duct in orgasm. It is the vas deferens that are cut during vasectomy, a surgical form of sterilization performed on males.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Either of a pair of ducts that is the extension of the epididymis of the testis, ascending into the abdominal cavity, where it passes over the bladder and joins the seminal vesicle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In males, a narrow, coiled tube that carries sperm from the epididymis (a connecting duct) and testicles through the prostate gland and into the urethra during ejaculation. The vas deferens, about 2 feet long, is also known as the spermatic cord.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Either of a pair of ducts that conduct spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra on ejaculation. It has a thick muscular wall the contraction of which assists in ejaculation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The narrow tube that leads from each testis through the prostate gland to join a tube from the seminal vesicles to form the ejaculatory duct. Sperm and seminal fluid pass through this duct during ejaculation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The secretory duct of the testis, a continuation of the epididymis. This slim, muscular tube, approx. 18 in (45.7 cm) long, transports the sperm from each testis to the ejaculatory duct, which empties into the prostatic urethra.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The conduit responsible for storing sperm and transporting it from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Each tube in a pair that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra\u2014the channel that carries both sperm and urine out of the body through the penis\u2014is known as a vas deferens. The plural term is vasa deferentia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-77\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full gap-3 gizmo:gap-0\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message peer flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words peer-[.text-message]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3fbab372-0287-4444-9920-8690cf7cb09b\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The drainage tube of the testicle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tube in the male reproductive system that passes from the epididymis into the abdominal cavity the seminal vesicles vasa efferentia. The two tubes by which sperm leave the epididymis (the \u201cholding area\u201d behind each of the two testes where the sperm mature) to mix with semen and to be released through the ejaculatory duct [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-v"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vas deferens - Definition of Vas deferens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A tube in the male reproductive system that passes from the epididymis into the abdominal cavity the seminal vesicles vasa efferentia.The two tubes by which sperm leave the epididymis (the \u201cholding area\u201d behind each of the two testes where the sperm mature) to mix with semen and to be released through the ejaculatory duct in orgasm. It is the vas deferens that are cut during vasectomy, a surgical form of sterilization performed on males.Either of a pair of ducts that is the extension of the epididymis of the testis, ascending into the abdominal cavity, where it passes over the bladder and joins the seminal vesicle.In males, a narrow, coiled tube that carries sperm from the epididymis (a connecting duct) and testicles through the prostate gland and into the urethra during ejaculation. The vas deferens, about 2 feet long, is also known as the spermatic cord.Either of a pair of ducts that conduct spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra on ejaculation. It has a thick muscular wall the contraction of which assists in ejaculation.The narrow tube that leads from each testis through the prostate gland to join a tube from the seminal vesicles to form the ejaculatory duct. Sperm and seminal fluid pass through this duct during ejaculation.The secretory duct of the testis, a continuation of the epididymis. This slim, muscular tube, approx. 18 in (45.7 cm) long, transports the sperm from each testis to the ejaculatory duct, which empties into the prostatic urethra.The conduit responsible for storing sperm and transporting it from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.Each tube in a pair that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra\u2014the channel that carries both sperm and urine out of the body through the penis\u2014is known as a vas deferens. 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