Cremasteric artery

Cremasteric artery
The scrotum.
Details
Source	Inferior epigastric artery
Identifiers
Latin	arteria cremasterica
TA98	A12.2.16.007M
TA2	4362
FMA	70192
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The cremasteric artery (external spermatic artery) is a branch of the inferior epigastric artery which accompanies the spermatic cord to supply the cremaster muscle as well as other coverings of the spermatic cord^[1] in the male (whereas in the female, the cremasteric artery is very small and accompanies the round ligament).^[1]

Anatomy

Course

The cremasteric artery enters the inguinal canal at the deep inguinal ring to traverse the length of the spermatic cord alongside the testicular artery. Within the spermatic cord, the cremasteric artery travels within the external spermatic fascia, but outside the internal spermatic fascia.^[1]

Anastomoses

The cremasteric artery participates in the formation of a rich arterial anastomotic network within in the scrotum at the tail of the epidydimis with the testicular artery, epididymal artery, and the artery to the ductus deferens.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1294. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Arteries of the abdomen and pelvis

Abdominal
aorta

Inferior phrenic

Superior suprarenal

Celiac

Left gastric	Esophageal branches
Common hepatic	Proper hepatic cystic Right gastric Gastroduodenal right gastroepiploic superior pancreaticoduodenal supraduodenal
Splenic	Pancreatic branches greater dorsal Short gastrics Left gastroepiploic

Superior mesenteric

Inferior pancreaticoduodenal
Intestinal
- jejunal
- ileal
- arcades
- vasa recta
Ileocolic
Right colic
Middle colic
- Marginal

Suprarenal

Middle suprarenal

Renal

Gonadal

Lumbar

Lumbar arteries

Inferior mesenteric

Common iliac

Internal iliac

Posterior surface

Iliolumbar	Lumbar branch Iliac branch

Anterior surface

Superior vesical artery	Umbilical artery Medial umbilical ligament to ductus deferens
Obturator	Anterior branch Pubic branch Posterior branch Acetabular branch Cruciate anastomosis Corona mortis
Middle rectal	Vaginal branch ♀ / Prostatic branch ♂
Uterine ♀	Arcuate Vaginal branches Ovarian branches Tubal branches Spiral
Vaginal ♀ / Inferior vesical ♂
Inferior gluteal	Accompanying of sciatic nerve Cruciate anastomosis
Internal pudendal	Inferior rectal Perineal posterior scrotal posterior labial Bulb of penis/vestibule Urethral Deep artery of the penis helicine Deep artery of clitoris Dorsal of the penis Dorsal of the clitoris

External iliac

Inferior epigastric
- Corona mortis
Deep circumflex iliac
Femoral
- see arteries of lower limbs

Median sacral

Coccygeal glomus

Arteries of the human leg

Inferior epigastric

cremasteric ♂ / round ligament ♀

Deep circumflex iliac

no major branches

Femoral

In femoral canal	superficial epigastric superficial circumflex iliac superficial external pudendal deep external pudendal anterior scrotal ♂
Descending genicular	saphenous branch articular branches
Deep femoral artery	medial circumflex femoral ascending descending superficial deep acetabular lateral circumflex femoral descending transverse ascending perforating Cruciate anastomosis Trochanteric anastomosis

Popliteal

Genicular	superior genicular (medial, lateral) middle genicular inferior genicular (medial, lateral)
Sural	no major branches
Anterior tibial	tibial recurrent posterior anterior anterior malleolar medial lateral dorsalis pedis: tarsal (medial, lateral)
Tibial-fibular (Tibial-peroneal) trunk	Posterior tibial circumflex fibular medial plantar lateral plantar fibular (peroneal)
Arches	arcuate dorsal metatarsal first dorsal metatarsal deep plantar dorsal digital arteries plantar arch plantar metatarsal common plantar digital proper plantar digital