Splenic artery
Artery which supplies blood to the spleen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In human anatomy, the splenic artery or lienal artery, an older term, is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancreas. It is known for its tortuous path to the spleen.
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Splenic artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Celiac artery |
Branches | Pancreatic branches pancreatica magna left gastro-omental short gastric trabecular arteries posterior gastric |
Vein | Splenic vein |
Supplies | Spleen |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria splenica, arteria lienalis |
MeSH | D013157 |
TA98 | A12.2.12.040 |
TA2 | 4239 |
FMA | 14773 |
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