Source Internal iliac artery Dorlands
/Elsevier a_61/12155671 | Vein Middle rectal veins TA A12.2.15.036 | |
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Supplies Rectum, seminal vesicle, vagina Latin Arteria rectalis media,
arteria haemorrhoidalis media | ||
The middle rectal artery is an artery in the pelvis that supplies blood to the rectum.
Structure
The middle rectal artery usually arises with the inferior vesical artery, a branch of the internal iliac artery. It is distributed to the rectum, anastomosing with the inferior vesical artery, superior rectal artery, and inferior rectal artery.
In males, the middle rectal artery may give off branches to the prostate and the seminal vesicles, while in females it gives off branches to the vagina.
References
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