Pancreatic Branches of Anterior Superior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery
Rami pancreatici arteriae pancreaticoduodenalis superioris anterioris
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Origin: Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
Course: Travel horizontally, to the left, into the head of the pancreas.
Branches: Small anastomotic branches.
Supplied Structures: Head of the pancreas.
Origin
The anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery gives rise to a variable number of small pancreatic branches.
Course
The pancreatic branches leave the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery and travel roughly horizontally, to the left, into the adjacent parenchyma of the head of the pancreas.
Branches
The pancreatic branches of the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery anastomose with the pancreatic branches from the anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
Supplied Structures
The pancreatic branches of the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery supply the head of the pancreas.
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