Inferior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery
Arteria pancreaticoduodenalis inferior
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Origin: Superior mesenteric artery.
Course: Passes to the right onto the posterior aspect of the uncinate process of the pancreas.
Branches: Anterior and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries.
Supplied Structures: Uncinate process and inferior portion of the head of the pancreas, second and third parts of the duodenum.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery arises as the first branch of the superior mesenteric artery
Course
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery passes to the right to the posterior surface of the uncinate process of the pancreas.
Branches
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery gives rise to anterior and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries.
Supplied Structures
The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery supplies the uncinate process and inferior portion of the head of the pancreas. It also supplies the second and third parts (or descending and horizontal parts) of the duodenum.
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