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Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery: anatomy, location and function

This is a branch of the gastroduodenal artery supplying the head of the pancreas and the duodenum. It supplies the head of the pancreas and the adjacent duodenum.

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Highlighted in the model: Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery at a glance

What it is
This is a branch of the gastroduodenal artery supplying the head of the pancreas and the duodenum.
Location
It arises from the gastroduodenal artery, descends along the front of the head of the pancreas in the groove next to the duodenum and anastomoses with the anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
Function
It supplies the head of the pancreas and the adjacent duodenum.
Body system
Cardiovascular · single, midline structure
FMA ID
FMA14782 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • It links the celiac and superior mesenteric arterial systems.

Structures next to the anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery (FMA14782). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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