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THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM 



applied to the posterior border of the testis. The caput 

 (globus major) lies on the upper pole of the testis and is 

 connected to it by the efferent ducts. The body and the 

 tail are attached to the testis only by connective tissue, and, 

 in rare cases, this attachment may fail, but the condition does 



FIG. 131. Diagram of the Male Reproductive Organs. 

 (TURNER'S Anatomy.} 



B. Bladder. 

 P. Prostate. 



b. Urethral bulb. 



c. Crus penis. 

 ur. Urethra. 



cc. Corpus cavernosum 

 penis. 



cs. Corpus cavernosum 



urethrse. 

 g: Glans penis. 

 p. Prepuce. 

 T. Testis. 

 ve. Vasa efferentia. 

 m. Caput of epididymis. 



va. Vas aberrans. 



;/. Tail of epididy- 

 mis. 



vd. Ductus (vas) de- 

 ferens. 



vs. Seminal vesicle. 

 u. Prostatic utricle. 



not necessitate any abnormality in either structure. The 

 coiled tube of the epididymis emerges from the medial aspect 

 of the tail and ascends along the posterior border of the 

 testis, on the medial side of the epididymis. At the upper 

 pole of the testis, this duct, which is termed the ductus (vas) 

 deferens, enters the spermatic cord and ascends to the 

 subcutaneous inguinal (ext. abdom.) ring. In this part of its 



