Supplies Blood to the Liver and Other Organs. As it reaches the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine) the common hepatic artery goes upward toward the lesser omentum, which is made ...

The superior mesenteric artery arises from the abdominal aorta just distal to the celiac trunk and has several branches to the pancreas and duodenum, two large branches that supply the proximal ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

The pancreas has a very rich blood supply, which is supplied by branches of the celiac, superior mesenteric, and splenic arteries. The venous drainage of the pancreas enters the hepatic portal system.