Quick Facts
Origin: Internal pudendal artery.
Course: Anteriorly and traverses the perineal membrane.
Branches: None.
Supplied Structures: Corpora cavernosa of the clitoris.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The deep artery of clitoris originates as one of the two terminal branches of the internal pudendal artery.
Course
It travels in an anteromedial direction and must traverse the perineal membrane before it enters the crura of the clitoris.
Branches
There are no named branches of the deep artery of clitoris; however, small unnamed branches extend throughout the erectile tissue of the clitoris.
Supplied Structures
The deep artery of clitoris supplies the corpora cavernosa of the clitoris.
