The appendix of the epididymis (or pedunculated hydatid) is a small stalked appendage (sometimes duplicated) on the head of the
epididymis. It is usually regarded as a detached
efferent duct.
This structure is derived from the
Wolffian duct
The mesonephric duct (also known as the Wolffian duct, archinephric duct, Leydig's duct or nephric duct) is a paired organ that forms during the embryonic development of humans and other mammals and gives rise to male reproductive organs.
Stru ...
(Mesonephric Duct) as opposed to the
appendix testis which is derived from the
Müllerian duct
Paramesonephric ducts (or Müllerian ducts) are paired ducts of the embryo that run down the lateral sides of the genital ridge and terminate at the sinus tubercle in the primitive urogenital sinus. In the female, they will develop to form the fal ...
(Paramesonephric Duct) remnant.
See also
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Appendix testis
References
External links
* - Torsion of Appendix Epididymis
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Mammal male reproductive system
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