ductus
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Eventually, the muscular and endothelial components of the ductus arteriosus degenerate, leaving only the connective tissue component of the ligamentum arteriosum.
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The ductus arteriosus constricts as a result of increased oxygen concentration, and becomes the ligamentum arteriosum.
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The ampulla of the ductus deferens meets the seminal vesicle, a gland that contributes fructose and proteins, at the ejaculatory duct.
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A patent ductus arteriosus is a congenital condition in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close.
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In the outer wall of the ductus cochlearis of the dancer the stria vasculosa is almost or totally lacking, while in the gray mouse it is prominent.
From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Robert M. Yerkes
