Inferior vesical artery

Inferior vesical artery
Inferior vesical artery
	The arteries of the pelvis.
	Same picture, showing the source of inferior vesical artery, the internal iliac artery, with other branches.
Details
Source	Internal iliac artery
Vein	Vesical venous plexus
Supplies	Prostate, seminal vesicle, urinary bladder, vas deferens
Identifiers
Latin	arteria vesicalis inferior
TA98	A12.2.15.027
TA2	4328
FMA	18823
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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;^[1] others consider it to be present in both sexes,^[2] with the vessel taking the form of a small branch of a vaginal artery in females.

Structure

Origin

The inferior vesical artery is a branch of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery. It frequently has a common origin with the middle rectal artery.^[3]

Course

The inferior vesical artery passes medially across the pelvic floor.^[4]

Distribution

The inferior vesical artery is distributed to the trigone and inferior portion of the urinary bladder, the ureter, prostate, vas deferens, and seminal vesicles.vas deferens

The branches to the prostate communicate with the corresponding contralateral vessels.^[3]

Additional Images

Inferior vesical artery. Deep dissection. Lateral view.

References

^ Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 289. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
^ Anatomy photo:43:13-0301 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Pelvis: Branches of Internal Iliac Artery"
^ ^a ^b Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 615.
^ Last's Anatomy: Regional and Applied. Chummy S. Sinnatamby, R. J.. Last (12th ed.). Edinburgh. 2011. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-7020-4839-5. OCLC 764565702.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvicarteries)

[isbn0-7817-5309-0-1] Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 289. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.

[2] Anatomy photo:43:13-0301 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Pelvis: Branches of Internal Iliac Artery"

[:02-3] Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 615.

[4] Last's Anatomy: Regional and Applied. Chummy S. Sinnatamby, R. J.. Last (12th ed.). Edinburgh. 2011. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-7020-4839-5. OCLC 764565702.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

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