Inferior vesical artery
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| Artery: Inferior vesical artery | |
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| The arteries of the pelvis. (Inferior vesical artery faintly labeled near center.) | |
| Latin | arteria vesicalis inferior |
| Gray's | subject #155 615 |
| Supplies | Urinary bladder |
| Source | Internal iliac artery |
| Vein | Vesical venous plexus |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12156518 |
The inferior vesical artery is an artery in the pelvis that supplies the lower part of the bladder.
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[edit] Structure
The inferior vesical artery is a branch (direct or indirect) of the internal iliac artery. It frequently arises in common with the middle rectal artery, and is distributed to the fundus of the bladder. In males, it also supplies the prostate and the seminal vesicles. The branches to the prostate communicate with the corresponding vessels of the opposite side.
[edit] Sex
The inferior vesical artery is present in both males and females. Many texts, however, consider it to be found only in males, and cite the vaginal artery as the homologous structure in females. Other texts have the inferior vesical artery in females as a small branch of a vaginal artery.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 43:13-0301 - "The Female Pelvis: Branches of Internal Iliac Artery"
- Dictionary at eMedicine Inferior+vesical+artery
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