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. It is smaller in the female than in the male. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_pudendal_artery ]
Synonyms: arteria pudenda interna arteriae pudendales interna arteriae pudendae interna internal pudic artery
Term information
- FMA:18835
- SCTID:244309002
- Wikipedia:Internal_pudendal_artery
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Term relations
- lateral structure
- environment associated with an animal part or small animal
- abdominal segment blood vessel
- systemic artery
- pudendal artery
- branching part of some internal iliac artery
- supplies some external genitalia
- in lateral side of some anal part of perineum
- part of some anal part of perineum