A duct or series of ducts that transports sperm from the gonad. In mammals this is from the seminiferous tubules through rete testis, vas efferentia, epididymis, vas deferens, ejeculatory duct to the urethra. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: sperm duct sperm ducts
Term information
- TAO:0001268
- FMA:55678
- ZFA:0001268
grouping_class
in FMA includes as parts: seminal vesicle, efferent ductule (vas efferentia), epididymis, deferent duct (vas deferens), ejaculatory duct
Term relations
- lateral structure
- duct of male reproductive system
- in lateral side of some internal male genitalia
- part of some internal male genitalia
- channels_from some testis
- channel for some semen