Artery of bulb of vestibule
Arteria bulbi vestibuli
- Latin synonym: Arteria bulbi vestibuli vaginae
- Related terms: Artery of bulb of vestibule female
Definition
The artery of the bulb of penis is a short vessel of large caliber which arises from the internal pudendal artery between the two layers of fascia of the urogenital diaphragm; it passes medialward, pierces the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm, and gives off branches which ramify in the bulb of the vestibule and in the erectile tissue of the vagina;
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
