Branches of what artery travel under the endopelvic fascia form the prostate to the sidewall of the pelvis?
obturator artery
midrectal artery
inferior vesical artery
pudendal artery
Correct Answer :
D. pudendal artery
self-explanatory.
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Denonvilliers fascia and prostate capsule
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testes
prostate
seminal vesicles
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seminal vesicles
the prostate
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4 inch long
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