Short gastric arteries
Small group of arteries from the splenic artery that supply the fundus of the stomach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The short gastric arteries are 5-7 small branches of the splenic artery[1] that pass along part of the greater curvature of the stomach[2] from left to right between the layers of the gastrolienal ligament, and are distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach.[1]
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Short gastric arteries | |
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Details | |
Source | Splenic artery |
Supplies | Greater curvature of the stomach |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae gastricae breves |
TA98 | A12.2.12.050 |
TA2 | 4251 |
FMA | 70808 |
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