| Artery: Superior vesical artery | |
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| Internal iliac artery and some of its branches. Superior vesical labeled at left. | |
| Latin | arteriae vesicales superiores |
| Gray's | subject #155 615 |
| Supplies | Urinary bladder, ureter |
| Source | umbilical artery, or anterior trunk of internal iliac artery |
| Drain | Vesical venous plexus |
The superior vesical artery supplies numerous branches to the upper part of the bladder.
From one of these a slender vessel, the artery to the ductus deferens, takes origin and accompanies the duct in its course to the testis, where it anastomoses with the internal spermatic artery.
Other branches supply the ureter.
The first part of the superior vesical artery represents the terminal section of the previous portion of the umbilical artery (fetal hypogastric artery).
External links
- Superior+vesical+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvicarteries)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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