inferior pancreatic artery


in·fe·ri·or pan·cre·at·ic ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, dorsal pancreatic; distribution, body and tail of pancreas; anastomoses, great pancreatic artery. Synonym(s): arteria pancreatica inferior [TA], transverse pancreatic artery

inferior pancreatic artery

A branch of the superior mesenteric artery; it supplies blood to the proximal duodenum and the head of the pancreas, and it anastomoses with the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery. See also: artery