Deep artery of the penis | |
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Details | |
Source | Internal pudendal artery |
Supplies | Penis |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria profunda penis |
TA98 | A12.2.15.045M |
TA2 | 4350 |
FMA | 19794 |
Anatomical terminology |
The deep artery of the penis (artery to the corpus cavernosum) is a small collateral [1] branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies the corpus spongiosum. The artery enters the crus of penis at the crus' anterior extremity. [2]
The deep artery of the penis one of the terminal branches of the internal pudendal artery.[ citation needed] It arises from the internal pudendal artery posterior to the inferior edge of the symphysis pubis [1] while the internal pudendal artery is situated between the two fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm (deep perineal pouch).[ citation needed]
It traverses the pelvic floor, then immediately enters the corpus cavernosum penis. [1] It runs anterior-ward in the center of the corpus cavernosum penis, to which its branches are distributed.[ citation needed]
In the center of the corpus cavernosum, it splits into an anterior branch (which supplies the anterior two-thirds of the corpus cavernosum), and a recurrent branch (which supplies the posterior one third of the corpus cavernosum). [1]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 620 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)