Description
The arterial supply to the urethra is derived from the internal pudendal and the vaginal arteries in the female. In the male, the urethra is supplied by the inferior vesical, middle rectal, and internal pudendal arteries.
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Artery
Arteries are vessels transporting blood between heart, tissues, and other organs in order to supply them with nutrition and oxygen.