Internal pudendal artery - wikipedia Internal pudendal artery Internal pudendal artery Internal iliac artery with branches, including internal pudendal artery. The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. Details Source internal iliac artery Vein Internal pudendal veins Supplies external genitalia, perineum Identifiers Latin arteria pudenda interna TA A12. 2.15. 038 FMA 18835 Anatomical terminology ( edit on Wikidata ) The internal pudendal artery is one of the three pudendal arteries that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia. The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery. It is smaller in the female than in the male. Contents 1 Path 2 Branches 3 Additional images 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Path It arises from the anterior division of internal iliac artery. It runs on the lateral pelvic wall. It exits the pelvic cavity through the greater sciatic foramen, inferior to the piriformis muscle, to enter the gluteal region. It then curves around the sacrospinous ligament to enter the perineum through the lesser sciatic foramen. It travels through the pudendal canal with the internal pudendal veins and the pudendal nerve. 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 The deep artery of clitoris is a branch of the internal pudendal artery and supplies the clitoral crura. Another branch of the internal pudendal artery is the dorsal artery of clitoris. 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. Additional images Right hip bone. Internal surface. Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal plexuses. The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery. Diagram of the arteries of the penis. The penis in transverse section, showing the bloodvessels. Internal pudental artery. Deep dissection. Lateral view. See also Pudendal nerve Superficial external pudendal artery Deep external pudendal artery References Jump up ^ `` Internal pudendal artery '' at Dorland 's Medical Dictionary External links Anatomy figure : 41 : 04 - 00 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - `` Inferior view of female perineum, branches of the internal pudendal artery. '' Anatomy figure : 41 : 04 - 06 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - `` Inferior view of female perineum, branches of the internal pudendal artery. '' Anatomy figure : 42 : 03 - 01 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - `` Branches of internal pudendal artery in the male perineum. '' Anatomy figure : 43 : 07 - 14 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - `` Sagittal view of the internal iliac artery and its branches in the female pelvis. '' Anatomy figure : 44 : 06 - 00 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - `` Sagittal view of the internal iliac artery and its branches in the male pelvis. '' Anatomy image : 9086 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center Medical Mnemonics.com : 2503 pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman ( Georgetown University ) ( pelvicarteries ) 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 Diagram at MSU Arteries of the abdomen and pelvis Abdominal aorta Celiac Left gastric Esophageal branches Common hepatic Proper hepatic cystic Right gastric Gastroduodenal right gastroepiploic superior pancreaticoduodenal supraduodenal Splenic Pancreatic branches greater dorsal Short gastrics Left gastroepiploic Superior mesenteric Inferior pancreaticoduodenal Intestinal jejunal ileal arcades vasa recta Ileocolic colic anterior cecal posterior cecal ileal branch appendicular Right colic Middle colic Marginal Suprarenal Middle suprarenal Renal Inferior suprarenal Ureteral Gonadal Testicular artery Ovarian artery Lumbar Lumbar arteries Inferior mesenteric Left colic Marginal Sigmoid Superior rectal Common iliac Internal iliac Posterior surface Iliolumbar Lumbar branch Iliac branch Anterior surface Superior vesical artery Umbilical artery Medial umbilical ligament to ductus deferens Obturator Anterior branch Pubic branch Posterior branch Acetabular branch Cruciate anastomosis Corona mortis Middle rectal Vaginal branch ♀ / Prostatic branch ♂ Uterine ♀ Arcuate Vaginal branches Ovarian branches Tubal branches Spiral Vaginal ♀ / Inferior vesical ♂ Inferior gluteal Accompanying of sciatic nerve Cruciate anastomosis Internal pudendal Inferior rectal Perineal posterior scrotal posterior labial Bulb of penis / vestibule Urethral Deep artery of the penis helicine Deep artery of clitoris Dorsal of the penis Dorsal of the clitoris External iliac Inferior epigastric Corona mortis Deep circumflex iliac Femoral see arteries of lower limbs Median sacral Coccygeal glomus Arteries of the abdomen and pelvis Abdominal aorta Celiac Left gastric Esophageal branches Common hepatic Proper hepatic cystic Right gastric Gastroduodenal right gastroepiploic superior pancreaticoduodenal supraduodenal Splenic Pancreatic branches greater dorsal Short gastrics Left gastroepiploic Superior mesenteric Inferior pancreaticoduodenal Intestinal jejunal ileal arcades vasa recta Ileocolic colic anterior cecal posterior cecal ileal branch appendicular Right colic Middle colic Marginal Suprarenal Middle suprarenal Renal Inferior suprarenal Ureteral Gonadal Testicular artery Ovarian artery Lumbar Lumbar arteries Inferior mesenteric Left colic Marginal Sigmoid Superior rectal Common iliac Internal iliac Posterior surface Iliolumbar Lumbar branch Iliac branch Anterior surface Superior vesical artery Umbilical artery Medial umbilical ligament to ductus deferens Obturator Anterior branch Pubic branch Posterior branch Acetabular branch Cruciate anastomosis Corona mortis Middle rectal Vaginal branch ♀ / Prostatic branch ♂ Uterine ♀ Arcuate Vaginal branches Ovarian branches Tubal branches Spiral Vaginal ♀ / Inferior vesical ♂ Inferior gluteal Accompanying of sciatic nerve Cruciate anastomosis Internal pudendal Inferior rectal Perineal posterior scrotal posterior labial Bulb of penis / vestibule Urethral Deep artery of the penis helicine Deep artery of clitoris Dorsal of the penis Dorsal of the clitoris External iliac Inferior epigastric Corona mortis Deep circumflex iliac Femoral see arteries of lower limbs Median sacral Coccygeal glomus Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Internal_pudendal_artery&oldid=825181212 '' Categories : Arteries of the abdomen Hidden categories : Pages with unresolved properties Anatomy NAV infobox with use of other NAV parameters All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Polski Português Simple English اردو 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 11 February 2018, at 23 : 12. 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Question: where does the internal pudendal artery come from
Answer: branches off the internal iliac artery