The anterior scrotal arteries are branches of the
deep external pudendal artery
The deep external pudendal artery (deep external pudic artery) is one of the pudendal arteries that is more deeply seated than the superficial external pudendal artery, passes medially across the pectineus and the adductor longus muscles; it is ...
.
Function
The anterior scrotal arteries supply part of the
scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of the penis that consists of a suspended dual-chambered sac of skin and smooth muscle. It is present in most terrestrial male mammals. The scrotum co ...
in
men
A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chro ...
.
See also
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Posterior scrotal arteries
The posterior scrotal arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery.
Function
The anterior scrotal arteries supply part of the scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of ...
References
Arteries of the lower limb
Scrotum
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