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Posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery: anatomy, location and function

A branch of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery supplying the head of the pancreas and duodenum. It supplies the head of the pancreas and the duodenum.

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Highlighted in the model: Posterior inferior 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.

Posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery at a glance

What it is
A branch of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery supplying the head of the pancreas and duodenum.
Location
It arises from the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (from the superior mesenteric artery) and anastomoses with the posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.
Function
It supplies the head of the pancreas and the duodenum.
Body system
Cardiovascular · single, midline structure
FMA ID
FMA70480 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery (FMA70480). 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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