Preferred Label : deep artery of penis;
Uberon definition : The deep artery of the penis (artery to the corpus cavernosum), one of the terminal
branches of the internal pudendal, arises from that vessel while it is situated between
the two fascia of the urogenital diaphragm (deep perineal pouch). It pierces the inferior
fascia, and, entering the crus penis obliquely, runs forward in the center of the
corpus cavernosum penis, to which its branches are distributed.;
Uberon synonym : deep penile artery; arteria profunda penis;
Uberon related term : cavernosal artery; arteria cavernosa penis;
Origin ID : 0008321;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- branching part of
- part of
- supplies
The deep artery of the penis (artery to the corpus cavernosum), one of the terminal
branches of the internal pudendal, arises from that vessel while it is situated between
the two fascia of the urogenital diaphragm (deep perineal pouch). It pierces the inferior
fascia, and, entering the crus penis obliquely, runs forward in the center of the
corpus cavernosum penis, to which its branches are distributed.
