Pancreatic branches of splenic artery

Pancreatic branches of splenic artery
Branches of the celiac artery
Details
Source	Splenic artery
Identifiers
Latin	Rami pancreatici arteriae splenicae
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12691397
TA	A12.2.12.041
FMA	70471
Anatomical terminology []

The pancreatic branches or pancreatic arteries are numerous small vessels derived from the splenic artery 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 greater pancreatic artery.

These vessels anastomose with the pancreatic branches of the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery that are given off by the gastroduodenal artery and superior mesenteric artery respectively.

There are four main pancreatic branches of the splenic artery:

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)