inferior vesical artery

{{Infobox artery

| Name = Inferior vesical

artery

| Latin = arteria vesicalis inferior

| Image = Inferiorvesical.png

| Caption = The arteries of the pelvis.

| Image2 = Internal iliac branches.PNG

| Caption2 = Same picture, showing the source of inferior vesical artery, the internal iliac artery, with other branches.

| BranchFrom = Internal iliac artery

| BranchTo =

| Vein = Vesical venous plexus

| Supplies = Prostate, seminal vesicle, urinary bladder, vas deferens

}}

The inferior vesical artery (or inferior vesical artery) is an artery of the pelvis which arises from the internal iliac artery and supplies parts of the urinary bladder as well as other structures of the urinary system and structures of the male reproductive system.

Some sources consider this vessel to be present only in males, and cite the vaginal artery as the homologous structure in females;{{cite book |author=Kyung Won, PhD. Chung |title=Gross Anatomy (Board Review) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |year=2005 |isbn=0-7817-5309-0 |location=Hagerstown, MD |page=289}} others consider it to be present in both sexes,{{SUNYAnatomyLabs|43|13|03|01}} - "The Female Pelvis: Branches of Internal Iliac Artery" with the vessel taking the form of a small branch of a vaginal artery in females.