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Dorsal artery of penis: anatomy, location and function

The dorsal artery of the penis supplies the skin and glans. It supplies the glans, the skin and the fibrous coverings of the penis. The erectile tissue of the corpora cavernosa is supplied mainly by the deep arteries of the penis.

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Highlighted in the model: Dorsal artery of penis. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Dorsal artery of penis at a glance

What it is
The dorsal artery of the penis supplies the skin and glans.
Location
It is a branch of the internal pudendal artery and runs along the dorsum of the penis lateral to the deep dorsal vein, deep to Buck's fascia.
Function
It supplies the glans, the skin and the fibrous coverings of the penis. The erectile tissue of the corpora cavernosa is supplied mainly by the deep arteries of the penis.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA20819 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • It lies between the deep dorsal vein and the dorsal nerve.

Structures next to the dorsal artery of penis

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Dorsal artery of penis (FMA20819). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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