Definition: '(anterior And Posterior) Superior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery'
(anterior and posterior) superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. origin, gastroduodenal; one of two terminal arteries, anterior and superior; distribution, head of pancreas, duodenum, bile duct; anastomoses (anterior and posterior), inferior pancreaticoduodenal, splenic.
Synonyms:
arteria pancreaticoduodenalis superior (anterior et posterior)
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