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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MALE PELVIS
• THE EPIDIDYMIS IS A COILED STRUCTURE.
• IT IS ATTACHED TO THE TESTICLE AND THE POSTERIOR SCROTAL
WALL.
• IT IS DIVIDED INTO A HEAD, BODY, AND TAIL.
• THE EPIDIDYMIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STORING SPERM UNTIL THEY MATURE.
• IT ALSO TRANSPORTS SPERM INTO THE DUCTUS (VAS) DEFERENS. • THE DUCTUS DEFERENS IS A TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE
EPIDIDYMIS TO THE SEMINAL VESICLES.
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