Gonadal artery

Gonadal artery
The abdominal aorta and its branches.
Details
Source	abdominal aorta
Vein	gonadal vein
Supplies	gonads
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_62/12158196
Anatomical terminology

The term gonadal artery is a generic term for a paired artery, with one arising from the abdominal aorta for each gonad. Specifically, it can refer to:

the testicular artery in males
the ovarian artery in females

Arteries of the abdomen and pelvis

Abdominal
aorta

Parietal branches

Left gastric	Esophageal branches

Common hepatic	Proper hepatic cystic Right gastric Gastroduodenal right gastro-omental superior pancreaticoduodenal supraduodenal

Splenic	Pancreatic branches greater dorsal Short gastric Left gastro-omental

Superior mesenteric

Inferior mesenteric

Umbilical	Superior vesical to ductus deferens

Obturator	Anterior branch Posterior branch

Middle rectal	Vaginal branch

Uterine	Arcuate Vaginal of uterine Ovarian of uterine Tubal of uterine Spiral

Vaginal Inferior vesical

Inferior gluteal	Accompanying of ischiadic 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

Iliolumbar lumbar iliac Lateral sacral Superior gluteal

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

Index of the circulatory system

Description	Anatomy Arteries head and neck arms chest abdomen legs Veins head and neck arms chest abdomen and pelvis legs Development Cells Physiology proteins

Disease	Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Lymphatic vessels Injury Vasculitis Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Drugs beta blockers channel blockers diuretics nonsympatholytic vasodilatory antihypertensives peripheral vasodilators renin–angiotensin system sympatholytic antihypertensives vasoprotectives