anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery

An artery that branches from the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery. It courses on the anterior surface of the uncinate process continuing on to the head of the pancreas. It supplies the uncinate process, head of the pancreas, and the second and third parts of the duodenum.

Type Vessel
Parent Structure artery
FMA ID 70479

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What is the anterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery?
An artery that branches from the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery. It courses on the anterior surface of the uncinate process continuing on to the head of the pancreas. It supplies the uncinate process, head of the pancreas, and the second and third parts of the duodenum.

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