Greater pancreatic artery
| Greater pancreatic artery | |
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Branches of the celiac artery
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| Details | |
| Source | Splenic artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Arteria pancreatica magna |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
a_61/12155388 |
| TA | A12.2.12.045 |
| FMA | 14792 |
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Anatomical terminology []
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In human anatomy, the greater pancreatic artery (great pancreatic artery or arteria pancreatica magna), is the largest artery that supplies the pancreas. It arises from the splenic artery.
Rarely, the greater pancreatic artery can rupture as a complication of chronic pancreatitis; this is often fatal.
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