Dorsal artery of the penis
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The Dorsal Artery of the Penis is a branch of the internal pudendal artery
Internal pudendal artery
The internal pudendal artery is an artery 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...

 which ascends between the crus penis and the pubic symphysis
Pubic symphysis
The pubic symphysis or symphysis pubis is the midline cartilaginous joint uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones. It is located anterior to the urinary bladder and superior to the external genitalia; for females it is above the vulva and for males it is above the penis...

, and, piercing the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm
Urogenital diaphragm
Older texts have asserted the existence of an urogenital diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, which was described as a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm and superior fascia of the...

, passes between the two layers of the suspensory ligament of the penis
Suspensory ligament of the penis
In males, the suspensory ligament of the penis is attached to the pubic symphysis, which holds the penis close to the pubic bone and supports it when erect....

, and runs forward on the dorsum of the penis
Penis
The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...

 to the glans
Glans
The glans is a vascular structure located at the tip of the penis in men or a homologous genital structure of the clitoris in women.-Structure:...

, where it divides into two branches, which supply the glans and prepuce
Foreskin
In male human anatomy, the foreskin is a generally retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary meatus when the penis is not erect...

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On the penis, it lies between the dorsal nerve
Dorsal nerve of the penis
The dorsal nerve of the penis is the deepest division of the pudendal nerve; it accompanies the internal pudendal artery along the ramus of the ischium; it then runs forward along the margin of the inferior ramus of the pubis, between the superior and inferior layers of the fascia of the...

 and deep dorsal vein
Deep dorsal vein of the penis
The deep dorsal vein of the penis lies beneath the deep fascia of the penis; it receives the blood from the glans penis and corpora cavernosa penis and courses backward in the middle line between the dorsal arteries; near the root of the penis it passes between the two parts of the suspensory...

, the former being on its lateral side.

It supplies the integument and fibrous sheath of the corpus cavernosum penis
Corpus cavernosum penis
The corpus cavernosum penis is one of a pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue which contain most of the blood in the penis during penile erection...

, sending branches through the sheath to anastomose with the deep artery of the penis
Deep artery of the penis
The deep artery of the penis , one of the terminal branches of the internal pudendal, arises from that vessel while it is situated between the two fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm ....

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External links

- "Cross-section of the penis."
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