male genital duct
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 info
- FMA:55678
- ZFA:0001268
- TAO:0001268
grouping_class
we use this as a generic grouping class for a number of taxa
in FMA includes as parts: seminal vesicle, efferent ductule (vas efferentia), epididymis, deferent duct (vas deferens), ejaculatory duct
UBERON:0010140
uberon
UBERON:0006947
Male genital duct
Term relations
- tube
- lateral structure
- duct of male reproductive system
- in lateral side of some internal male genitalia
- part of some internal male genitalia
- channel for some semen
- channels_from some testis