Anterior scrotal arteries arise from terminal branches of which arteries?

• A. Femoral arteries
• B. External pudendal arteries
• C. Internal pudendal arteries
• D. Inferior epigastric arteries

Answer: (B)

The skin of the anterior scrotum is supplied by the anterior scrotal arteries, which arise from the superficial external pudendal arteries. The superficial external pudendal arteries are terminal branches of the femoral artery, so the anterior scrotal arteries effectively come from the terminal branches of the femoral system. This contrasts with the posterior scrotal arteries, which come from the internal pudendal arteries, and with the cremasteric arteries, which originate from the inferior epigastric arteries.