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The short posterior-leading vas deferens joins the large, tubular prostate gland.
The polymer has magnetoelastic behavior that allow it to stretch and elongate to better line the vas deferens.
The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and seminal vesicle.
The vas deferens is also known as ductus deferens, and is a muscular tube that begins at the lower end of the epididymis.
Each opens in a vas deferens which bears three diverticula or "vesiculae seminales".
Male defects have included epididymal cysts, agenesis of the vas deferens, or infertility due to abnormal spermatozoa.
Testosterone converts the mesonephric ducts into male accessory structures, including the epididymis, vas deferens, and seminal vesicle.
Clamping the vas deferens can produce muscle disruption and fibrosis.
