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Posterior scrotal arteries

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Posterior scrotal arteries
The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Posterior scrotal arteries labeled at center right.)
Details
SourceInternal pudendal artery
VeinPosterior scrotal veins
SuppliesScrotum
Identifiers
Latinrami scrotales posteriores arteriae pudendae internae
TA98A12.2.15.041M
TA24345
FMA75585
Anatomical terminology

The posterior scrotal arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery.

Function

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The posterior scrotal arteries supply part of the scrotum in men.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zhao Yue-Qiang; Zhang Jie; Yu Mo-Sheng; Long Dao-Chou (2009-11-01). "Functional Restoration of Penis With Partial Defect by Scrotal Skin Flap". Journal of Urology. 182 (5): 2358–2361. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.048. PMID 19762052.

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