Left gastroepiploic artery
The left gastroepiploic artery (or left gastro-omental artery), the largest branch of the splenic artery, runs from left to right about a finger's breadth or more from the greater curvature of the stomach, between the layers of the greater omentum, and anastomoses with the right gastroepiploic (a branch of the right gastro-duodenal artery originating from the hepatic branch of the coeliac trunk).
Left gastroepiploic artery | |
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The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed. (Left gastroepiploic artery visible at lower right.) | |
Right and left gastroomental is at #4. | |
Details | |
Source | Splenic artery |
Vein | Left gastroepiploic vein |
Supplies | Greater curvature of the stomach |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Arteria gastroomentalis sinistra, arteria gastroepiploica sinistra |
TA | A12.2.12.047 |
FMA | 14796 |
Anatomical terminology |
In its course it distributes:
- "Gastric branches": several ascending branches to both surfaces of the stomach;
- "Omental branches": descend to supply the greater omentum and anastomose with branches of the middle colic.
Additional images
- Branches of the celiac artery.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 606 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur. Lippincott, 2 ed. 2002. Page 150
External links
- Anatomy photo:38:02-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastroepiploic Artery"
- Anatomy photo:38:05-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Splenic Artery"
- Anatomy image:8215 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- celiactrunk at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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