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| Artery: Internal pudendal artery | |
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| Left gluteal region, showing surface markings for arteries and sciatic nerve. | |
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| The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. | |
| Latin | arteria pudenda interna |
| Gray\'s | subject #155 617 |
| Supplies | external genitalia, perineum |
| Source | internal iliac artery |
| Vein | Internal pudendal veins |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12155618 |
The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia.
The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery. It is smaller in the female than in the male.
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It exits the pelvic cavity through the greater sciatic foramen to enter the gluteal region.
It then curves around the sacrospinous ligament to enter the perineum through the lesser sciatic foramen.
It travels through the pudendal canal with the internal pudendal veins and the pudendal nerve.
The internal pudendal artery gives off the following branches:
Some sources consider the urethral artery a direct branch of the internal pudendal arterya_61/12156483 at Dorland\'s Medical Dictionary, while others consider it a branch of the perineal artery.Urethral+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
In males, the internal pudendal artery also gives rise to the perforating arteries of the penis.
Internal iliac artery with branches, including internal pudendal artery.
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Right hip bone. Internal surface. |
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Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal plexuses. |
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The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery. |
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Diagram of the arteries of the penis. |
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The penis in transverse section, showing the bloodvessels. |
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