posterior scrotal arteries

{{Short description|Artery}}

{{Infobox artery

| Name = Posterior scrotal arteries

| Latin = rami scrotales posteriores arteriae pudendae internae

| Image = Gray542.png

| Caption = The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Posterior scrotal arteries labeled at center right.)

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| Caption2 =

| BranchFrom = Internal pudendal artery

| BranchTo =

| Vein = Posterior scrotal veins

| Supplies = Scrotum

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The posterior scrotal arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery.

Function

The posterior scrotal arteries supply part of the scrotum in men.{{Cite journal|last1=Zhao Yue-Qiang|last2=Zhang Jie|last3=Yu Mo-Sheng|last4=Long Dao-Chou|date=2009-11-01|title=Functional Restoration of Penis With Partial Defect by Scrotal Skin Flap|url=https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.048|journal=Journal of Urology|volume=182|issue=5|pages=2358–2361|doi=10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.048|pmid=19762052|url-access=subscription}}

See also

References

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{{Arteries of abdomen}}

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Category:Arteries of the abdomen

Category:Scrotum

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