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 fasciæ of the
urogenital diaphragm
Older texts have asserted the existence of a urogenital diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, which was described as a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of t ...
(deep perineal pouch).
It pierces the inferior
fascia
A fascia (; plural fasciae or fascias; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. ...
, and, entering the
crus penis
For their anterior three-fourths the corpora cavernosa penis lie in intimate apposition with one another, but behind they diverge in the form of two tapering processes, known as the crura, which are firmly connected to the ischial rami.
Traced ...
obliquely, runs forward in the center of the
corpus cavernosum penis, to which its branches are distributed.
Additional images
File:Penvein.png, Arteries and veins of the penis (Spanish)
File:Gray588.png, The penis in transverse section, showing the blood vessels.
File:Penis cross section.svg, The penis in transverse section, showing the blood vessels, including the deep artery
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Arteries of the abdomen
Human penis anatomy
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