Artery of bulb of penis

Artery of bulb of penis
The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery (artery of bulb of penis labeled as artery of urethral bulb)
Diagram of the arteries of the penis
Details
Source	Internal pudendal artery
Vein	Vein of bulb of penis
Supplies	Bulb of penis
Identifiers
Latin	arteria bulbi penis, arteria bulbi urethrae
TA98	A12.2.15.043M
TA2	4347
FMA	20864
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The artery of bulb of penis (artery of the urethral bulb or bulbourethral artery) is a short artery of large caliber which arises from the internal pudendal artery between the two layers of fascia (the superior and inferior) of the urogenital diaphragm. It passes medialward, pierces the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm and gives off branches which ramify in the bulb of the urethra and in the posterior part of the corpus spongiosum.^[1]

Additional images

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  Arteries and veins of the penis (Spanish)
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  The penis in transverse section, showing the bloodvessels.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 619 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• 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

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