The deep external pudendal artery (deep external pudic artery) is one of the
pudendal arteries that is more deeply seated than the
superficial external pudendal artery, passes medially across the
pectineus and the
adductor longus muscles; it is covered by the
fascia lata, which it pierces at the medial side of the
thigh
In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.
The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissu ...
, and is distributed, in the male, to the integument of the
scrotum
In most terrestrial mammals, the scrotum (: scrotums or scrota; possibly from Latin ''scortum'', meaning "hide" or "skin") or scrotal sac is a part of the external male genitalia located at the base of the penis. It consists of a sac of skin ...
and
perineum
The perineum (: perineums or perinea) in placentalia, placental mammals is the space between the anus and the genitals. The human perineum is between the anus and scrotum in the male or between the anus and vulva in the female. The perineum is ...
, in the female to the
labia majora
In primates, and specifically in humans, the labia majora (: labium majus), also known as the outer lips or outer labia, are two prominent Anatomical terms of location, longitudinal skin folds that extend downward and backward from the mons pubis ...
; its branches anastomose with the scrotal or labial branches of the
perineal artery.
Additional images
File:Thigh arteries schema.svg, Schema of the arteries arising from the external iliac and femoral arteries
See also
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Internal pudendal artery
References
External links
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Arteries of the lower limb
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