part of part of connecting branch of Homo sapiens superior mesenteric artery inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Gray533.png UMLS:C0226319 MA:0002014 arteriae pancreaticoduodenales inferiores EMAPA:37086 UBERON:0001195 inferior pancreatico-duodenal artery FMA:14805 SCTID:244273004 Wikipedia:Inferior_pancreaticoduodenal_artery The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery or from its first intestinal branch, opposite the upper border of the inferior part of the duodenum. It courses to the right between the head of the pancreas and duodenum, and then ascends to anastomose with the anterior and posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery. It distributes branches to the head of the pancreas and to the descending and inferior parts of the duodenum. [WP,unvetted]. NCIT:C32786 systemic artery pancreaticoduodenal artery