This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Anatomy
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal aery is a branch of which of the following aery? 
Select and explain. 
A. Splenic aery, B. Left gastric aery, C. Gastroduodenal aery, D. Superior mesenteric aery
D: Superior mesenteric aery
Answer: D: Superior mesenteric aery 
Explanation: Inferior pancreaticoduodenal aery is a branch of superior mesenteric aery. It supplies the pancreas and adjoining pa of the duodenum. Its anterior and posterior branches anastomose with the branches of superior pancreaticoduodenal aery. This anastomosis is the only communication between the aeries of foregut and midgut. Branches of superior mesenteric aery are: Inferior pancreaticoduodenal aery Jejunal and ileal branches Ileocolic aery Right colic aery Middle colic aery Ref: Gray&;s anatomy text book of anatomy BD chaurasia 21st Ed.