Anterior Inferior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery
Arteria pancreaticoduodenalis inferior anterior
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Origin: Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
Course: Superiorly, on the anterior surface of the uncinate process continuing on to the head of the pancreas.
Branches: Small anastomotic branches.
Supplied Structures: Uncinate process and head of the pancreas, second and third parts of the duodenum.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery gives rise to anterior and posterior branches.
Course
The anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery passes superior and angled slightly to the right on the anterior surface of the uncinate process of the pancreas. It travels within, or slightly to the left of the groove between the second part of the duodenum and the pancreatic head and uncinate process.
Branches
The anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery terminates with small anastomotic branches that join those from the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery to form an anterior pancreaticoduodenal arterial arcade.
Supplied Structures
The anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery supplies the uncinate process and head of the pancreas. It also supplies the second and third parts (or descending and horizontal parts) of the duodenum.
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