Transverse pancreatic artery

Jasper Bosman and Assoc Prof Craig Hacking ◉ ◈ et al.

The transverse pancreatic artery, also known as the inferior pancreatic artery, is a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreatic tail and body.

It arises from the proximal splenic artery and descends a short distance to run to the left along the posterior margin of the pancreas near its inferior margin. It usually anastomoses with branches of the dorsal pancreatic artery and other smaller splenic artery pancreatic branches within the pancreatic parenchyma.

Variant anatomy

The transverse pancreatic artery may arise from the dorsal pancreatic artery. It may also arise from the gastroduodenal artery or superior pancreaticoduodenal artery in which case it runs along the anterior surface of the pancreas and is often the dominant artery supplying the body of the pancreas.

References

Anatomy: Abdominopelvic

Anatomy: Abdominopelvic

skeleton of the abdomen and pelvis
muscles of the abdomen and pelvis
spaces of the abdomen and pelvis
- anterior abdominal wall
  - sternocostal triangle
- posterior abdominal wall
- abdominal cavity
  - peritoneum
  - retroperitoneum
- pelvic cavity
  - pelvic peritoneal space
    - rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas)
    - rectovesical pouch
  - retropubic space (of Retzius)
  - paravesical space
    - lateral fossa
    - supravesical fossa
  - presacral space
  - canal of Nuck
  - pudendal canal
  - obturator canal
- perineum
abdominal and pelvic viscera
blood supply of the abdomen and pelvis
lymphatics
- lymph node groups
- cisterna chyli
innervation of the abdomen and pelvis
- lumbar plexus
- sacral plexus

Article information

rID: 60880

System: Hepatobiliary, Vascular

Section: Anatomy

Synonyms or Alternate Spellings:

inferior pancreatic artery

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