Deep artery of the penis

Deep artery of the penis
The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Deep artery of penis labeled at center left.)
Diagram of the arteries of the penis.
Details
Source	Internal pudendal artery
Supplies	Penis
Identifiers
Latin	arteria profunda penis
TA98	A12.2.15.045M
TA2	4350
FMA	19794
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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 cavernosum. 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]

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  Arteries and veins of the penis (Spanish)
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  The penis in transverse section, showing the blood vessels.
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  The penis in transverse section, showing the blood vessels, including the deep artery

• figures/chapter_32/32-2.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
• figures/chapter_32/32-3.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 620 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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