Pancreatic branches of splenic artery

Pancreatic branches of splenic artery
Branches of the celiac artery
Details
Latin	Rami pancreatici arteriae splenicae
Source	Splenic artery
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12691397
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TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The pancreatic branches or pancreatic arteries are numerous small vessels derived from the splenic artery as it runs behind the upper border of the pancreas, supplying its body and tail.

One of these, larger than the rest, is sometimes given off near the tail of the pancreas; it runs from left to right near the posterior surface of the gland, following the course of the pancreatic duct, and is called the greater pancreatic artery.

These vessels anastomose with the pancreatic branches of the pancreaticoduodenal and superior mesenteric arteries.

Branches

There are four main pancreatic branches of the splenic artery:

• Greater pancreatic artery
• Dorsal pancreatic artery
• Inferior pancreatic artery (aka transverse pancreatic artery)
• Caudal pancreatic artery

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• Anatomy photo:38:05-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Pancreas at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pancreasvessels)