Dorsal artery of the penis

Dorsal artery of the penis
Transverse section of the penis. (Dorsal artery visible at top.)
The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Dorsal artery of penis labeled at upper right.)
Details
Latin	arteria dorsalis penis
Source	internal pudendal artery
Vein	deep dorsal vein of the penis
Supplies	penis
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12154193
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Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The Dorsal Artery of the Penis is a branch of the internal pudendal artery which ascends between the crus penis and the pubic symphysis, and, piercing the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm, passes between the two layers of the suspensory ligament of the penis, and runs forward on the dorsum of the penis to the glans, where it divides into two branches, which supply the glans and prepuce.

On the penis, it lies between the dorsal nerve and deep dorsal vein, the former being on its lateral side.

It supplies the integument and fibrous sheath of the corpus cavernosum penis, sending branches through the sheath to anastomose with the deep artery of the penis.

Additional images

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  Anatomy of the human penis.

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  Arteries and veins of the penis (Spanish)

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  The penis in transverse section, showing the bloodvessels.

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  Diagram of the arteries of the penis.

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  Cross section of penis

References

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

External links

• Anatomy figure: 42:01-01 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Cross-section of the penis."
• Anatomy image:9477 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (maleugtriangle4)
• 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