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