Dorsal pancreatic artery

System Cardiovascular

Dorsal pancreatic artery

Definition

An artery that branches from the splenic artery and supplies the head, uncinate process, neck, body and tail of the pancreas. It anastamoses with the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery.

Also known as Dorsal pancreatic part of splenic artery — per UBERON

The Dorsal pancreatic artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.