What is epididymis?

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Epididymis:
The epididymis is a narrow tightly coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles.
There are two testes (singular: testis) located outside the body in a sac called the scrotum.
Each testis contains a number of coiled tubes in which sperms are produced.
The sperm-producing tubes in each testis join together to form epididymis.
Testes produce a very large number of sperms at one time.

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Which one of the following is the correct route that a sperm follows when it leaves the testis of a mammal?

(a) Vas deferens $\to e p d i d y m i s \to u r e t h r a$

(b) Urethra $\to e p i d i d y m i s \to v a s d e f e r e n s$

(e) Epididymis $\to v a s d e f e r e n s \to u r e t h r a$

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