Branches
The internal pudendal artery gives off the following branches:
| In females | In males | Description |
| Inferior rectal artery | Inferior rectal artery | to anal canal |
| Perineal artery | Perineal artery | supplies transversus perinei superficialis muscle |
| Posterior labial branches | Posterior scrotal branches | - |
| Artery of bulb of vestibule | Artery of bulb of penis | supplies bulb of vestibule/bulb of penis |
| Dorsal artery of clitoris | Dorsal artery of the penis | - |
| Deep artery of clitoris | Deep artery of the penis | to corpus cavernosum penis |
Some sources consider the urethral artery a direct branch of the internal pudendal artery, while others consider it a branch of the perineal artery.
In males, the internal pudendal artery also gives rise to the perforating arteries of the penis.
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