part of part of develops from develops from connecting branch of system artery common hepatic artery gastroduodenal artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Gray532.png SCTID:244269002 UBERON:0010132 galen:GastroduodenalArtery EHDAA2:0000310 arteria gastroduodenalis Wikipedia:Gastroduodenal_artery EHDAA:8574 A small blood vessel in the abdomen that supplies blood directly to the pylorus (distal part of the stomach) and proximal part of the duodenum, and indirectly to the pancreatic head (via the anterior and posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries). FMA:14775