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deep artery of penis
Origin: internal pudendal artery (deep terminal branch)
Distribution:
-> corpus cavernosum of penis via
a) capillary beds
b) helicine arteries
Clinical significance: Along with arteriovenous anastomoses provides blood supply to produce erection.
Related
corpus cavernosum penis
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: deep artery of penis
ORIGIN: internal pudendal artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium