Pancreatic branches of splenic artery
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| Pancreatic branches of splenic artery | |
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| Details | |
| Source | splenic artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami pancreatici arteriae splenicae |
| TA98 | A12.2.12.041 |
| TA2 | 4240 |
| FMA | 71551 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The pancreatic branches are numerous small vessels derived from the lienal 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 arteria pancreatica magna.
These vessels anastomose with the pancreatic branches of the pancreaticoduodenal and superior mesenteric arteries.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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