Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery branches from the superior mesenteric artery or from its first intestinal branch, opposite the upper border of the inferior part of the duodenum.

Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. (Inf. pan. duo. a. visible at lower left.)
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal is at #12.
Details
Sourcesuperior mesenteric artery
VeinPancreaticoduodenal veins
Identifiers
Latinarteriae pancreaticoduodenales inferiores
TA98A12.2.12.054
TA24253
FMA14805
Anatomical terminology

The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery. As soon as it branches, it divides into anterior and posterior branches. These run between the head of the pancreas and the lesser curvature of the duodenum. They then join (anastomose) with the anterior and posterior branches of the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.[1]

It distributes branches to the head of the pancreas and to the ascending and inferior parts of the duodenum.[1]

Additional images

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 607 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Tibbitts, Adam W.M. Mitchell; illustrations by Richard; Richardson, Paul (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-8089-2306-0.
  • pancreas at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.