The deep external pudendal artery (deep external pudic artery), more deeply seated than the superficial external pudendal artery

Superficial external pudendal artery

The superficial external pudendal artery arises from the medial side of the femoral artery, close to the superficial epigastric artery and superficial iliac circumflex artery.-Course and target:...

, passes medialward across the Pectineus and the Adductor longus muscles; it is covered by the fascia lata

Fascia lata

-Thickness:It is an investment for the whole of the thigh, but varies in thickness in different parts.Thus, it is thicker in the upper and lateral part of the thigh, where it receives a fibrous expansion from the Glutæus maximus, and where the Tensor fasciæ latæ is inserted between its layers; it...

, which it pierces at the medial side of the thigh

Thigh

In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.The single bone in the thigh is called the femur...

, and is distributed, in the male, to the integument of the scrotum

Scrotum

In some male mammals the scrotum is a dual-chambered protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles and divided by a septum. It is an extension of the perineum, and is located between the penis and anus. In humans and some other mammals, the base of the scrotum becomes covered with curly...

 and perineum

Perineum

In human anatomy, the perineum is a region of the body including the perineal body and surrounding structures...

, in the female to the labium majus; its branches anastomose with the scrotal (or labial) branches of the perineal artery

Perineal artery

The perineal artery arises from the internal pudendal artery, and turns upward, crossing either over or under the Transversus perinæi superficialis, and runs forward, parallel to the pubic arch, in the interspace between the Bulbocavernosus and Ischiocavernosus, both of which it supplies, and...

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