It exits the pelvic cavity through the greater sciatic foramen to enter the gluteal region.

It then curves around the sacrospinous ligament to enter the perineum through the lesser sciatic foramen.

It travels through the pudendal canal with the internal pudendal veins and the pudendal nerve.

The internal pudendal artery gives off the following branches:

Some sources consider the urethral artery a direct branch of the internal pudendal artery^[1], while others consider it a branch of the perineal artery.^[2]

In males, the internal pudendal artery also gives rise to the perforating arteries of the penis.

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  Right hip bone. Internal surface.
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  The arteries of the pelvis.
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  Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal plexuses.
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  The deeper branches of the internal pudendal artery.
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  Diagram of the arteries of the penis.
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  The penis in transverse section, showing the bloodvessels.

• Pudendal nerve
• Superficial external pudendal artery
• Deep external pudendal artery

• Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs – “Inferior view of female perineum, branches of the internal pudendal artery.”
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• Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs – “Sagittal view of the internal iliac artery and its branches in the female pelvis. “
• Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs – “Sagittal view of the internal iliac artery and its branches in the male pelvis. “
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