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Dorsal pancreatic artery
Dorsal pancreatic artery
	Branches of the celiac artery.
Details
Source	Splenic artery
Supplies	Pancreas
Identifiers
Latin	arteria pancreatica dorsalis
TA98	A12.2.12.042
TA2	4241
FMA	14787
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The dorsal pancreatic artery is a branch of the splenic artery. It anastomoses with the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery and continues as the inferior pancreatic artery on its lower border.^[1]

Anatomy

The dorsal pancreatic artery is a short artery that issues numerous branches. Its course and length depends upon its (variable) origin.^[2]

The dorsal pancreatic artery usually arises from (the proximal 2cm of) the splenic artery. It may also arise from the common hepatic artery, superior mesenteric artery, or coeliac trunck.^[2]

It consistently terminates near the inferior border of the pancreas, near to the origin of the portal vein.^[2]

^ Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 221. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1128. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)