Quick Facts
Origin: Dorsal pancreatic artery.
Course: Posterior aspect and inferior border of pancreas.
Branches: Numerous small, unnamed branches.
Supplied Structures: Body and tail of pancreas.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The inferior pancreatic artery typically arises from the dorsal pancreatic artery (left terminal branch). Occasionally, it may arise from the gastroduodenal or superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries (Covantev, Mazuruc and Belic, 2019).
Course
The inferior pancreatic artery passes on the posterior aspect and inferior border of the pancreas towards the left.
Branches
The inferior pancreatic artery gives rise to numerous small, unnamed branches that heavily anastomose with small pancreatic branches from the splenic artery (Covantev, Mazuruc and Belic, 2019).
Supplied Structures
The inferior pancreatic artery supplies the body and tail of the pancreas.
References
Covantev, S., Mazuruc, N. and Belic, O. (2019) 'The Arterial Supply of the Distal Part of the Pancreas', Surgery Research and Practice, 2019, pp. 1–7.
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