Internal Pudendal Artery - Branches

Branches

The internal pudendal artery gives off the following branches:

In females In males Description
Inferior rectal artery Inferior rectal artery to anal canal
Perineal artery Perineal artery supplies transversus perinei superficialis muscle
Posterior labial branches Posterior scrotal branches -
Artery of bulb of vestibule Artery of bulb of penis supplies bulb of vestibule/bulb of penis
Dorsal artery of clitoris Dorsal artery of the penis -
Deep artery of clitoris Deep artery of the penis to corpus cavernosum penis

Some sources consider the urethral artery a direct branch of the internal pudendal artery, while others consider it a branch of the perineal artery.

In males, the internal pudendal artery also gives rise to the perforating arteries of the penis.

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