Dorsal pancreatic artery

Dorsal pancreatic artery

Branches of the celiac artery.
Details
Source splenic artery
Supplies pancreas
Identifiers
Latin arteria pancreatica dorsalis
TA A12.2.12.042
FMA 14787

Anatomical terminology

The dorsal pancreatic artery is a branch of the splenic artery. It anastomoses with the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery and continues as the inferior pancreatic artery on its lower border.[1]

References

  1. Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 221. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.

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