Short gastric arteries

Short gastric arteries
The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. (Short gastric visible at center right.)
Details
SourceSplenic artery
SuppliesGreater curvature of the stomach
Identifiers
Latinarteriae gastricae breves
TA98A12.2.12.050
TA24251
FMA70808
Anatomical terminology

The short gastric arteries are 5-7 small branches of the splenic artery that pass along part of the greater curvature of the stomach from left to right between the layers of the gastrosplenic ligament, and are distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach.

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