Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery 4485716 214317670 2008-05-23T00:30:42Z Diberri 35331 bulleted list {{Infobox Artery | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = arteria pancreaticoduodenalis superior | GraySubject = 154 | GrayPage = 605 | Image = Gray533.png | Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been reflected superiorly and the peritoneum removed. (Superior pancreaticoduodenal labeled at center left.) | Image2 = Illu lymph chain08.jpg | Caption2 = Superior pancreaticoduodenal is at #11. | BranchFrom = [[gastroduodenal artery]] | BranchTo = | Vein = [[pancreaticoduodenal veins]] | Supplies = [[duodenum]], [[pancreas]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | }} The '''superior pancreaticoduodenal artery''' is an [[artery]] that supplies [[blood]] to the [[duodenum]] and [[pancreas]]. It is a branch of the [[gastroduodenal artery]], which comes from the [[celiac trunk]]. The term ''superior'' in its name distinguishes the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery from the [[inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery|''inferior'' pancreaticoduodenal artery]], which a branch of the [[superior mesenteric artery]]. These arteries, together with the [[pancreatic branches of splenic artery|pancreatic branches]] of the [[splenic artery]], form connections or [[anastomosis|anastomoses]] with one another, allowing blood to perfuse the pancreas and duodenum through multiple channels. The artery splits into two branches: * the ''anterior'' superior pancreaticoduodenal artery supplies the anterior margins of the duodenum and pancreas * the ''posterior'' superior pancreaticoduodenal artery supplies the posterior margins of these organs ==External links== * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|38|03|02|10}} - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal Ligament" * {{eMedicineDictionary|anterior+and+posterior+superior+pancreaticoduodenal+artery}} * {{NormanAnatomy|celiactrunk}} * {{NormanAnatomy|pancreas}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|pancreasvessels}}) {{circulatory-stub}} {{Arteries of thorax and abdomen}} [[pt:Artéria pancreaticoduodenal superior]] [[th:หลอดเลือดแดงซุพีเรียแพนครีเอติโคดูโอดีนัล]]