Cardiovascular system
Dorsal artery of penis
Arteria dorsalis penis
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Internal pudendal artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The dorsal artery of the penis is an artery on the top surface of the penis.
It is a branch of the internal pudendal artery.
It runs forward on the dorsum of the penis to the glans, where it divides into two branches to the glans penis and the foreskin (prepuce).
The dorsal artery of the penis supplies the integument and fibrous sheath of the corpus cavernosum penis, the glans penis, the foreskin, and the skin of the distal shaft.
It also branches with circumflex arteries that supply the corpus spongiosum.
Its role in erectile function is unknown.
The dorsal artery of the penis may be damaged in traumatic amputation of the penis, requiring surgery to fix.
Its hemodynamics and blood pressure can be assessed to test for sexual impairment.
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Names
- Latin
- Arteria dorsalis penis
- English
- Dorsal artery of penis
- French
- Artère dorsale du pénis
- Spanish
- Arteria dorsal del pene
- Portuguese
- Artéria dorsal do pênis