Vaginal artery
The arteria vaginalis ("vaginal artery ") is an artery of the abdominal cavity and the main supply vessel of the vagina and also sends branches to the vaginal vestibule , the rectum and the urinary bladder .
In humans, two to three vaginal arteries usually arise on both sides from the internal iliac artery . In cloven-hoofed animals, the vaginal artery also arises from the internal iliac artery, whereas in horses and predators it arises from the internal pudendal artery . The urinary bladder inflow of the vaginal artery is the caudal vesical artery , the rectal inflow is the middle rectal artery . In addition, the vaginal artery regularly sends a branch to the uterus ( ramus uterinus ), in predators even the main inflow, the corresponding terminal branch thus represents the uterine artery . In animal anatomy, the vaginal artery is homologous to the prostatic artery of the male animals.
literature
- Uwe Gille: Female genital organs. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 379-389.
- Uwe Gille: body circulation. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 419-442.