In anatomy, the splenic artery (in the past called the lienal artery) 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. ==Structure== The splenic artery gives off branches to the stomach and pancreas before reaching the spleen. Note that the branches...
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(from the article `human cardiovascular system`) ...distance below the diaphragm and almost immediately divides into the left gastric artery, serving part of the stomach and esophagus; the hepatic ...
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<anatomy, artery> The largest branch of the coeliac trunk with distribution to the spleen, pancreas, stomach and greater omentum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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origin, celiac trunk; branches, pancreatic and splenic branches, prepancreatic, left gastro-omental, and short gastric arteries; distribution, spleen, pancreas, stomach, greater omentum.
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Originating from the celiac trunk and branching into the pancreatic and splenic branches, left gastro-omental, and short gastric arteries.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, celiac trunk; branches, pancreatic, left gastroepiploic, short gastric, and (proper) splenic. Synonyms: arteria splenica, arteria lienalis, lienal artery See: great segmental medullary artery
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Splenic artery: A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges from the aorta. The splenic artery supplies blood not only to the spleen, but also to the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, and pancreas.
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The splenic artery is the largest of the three branches of the celiac artery. It extends outward from the celiac artery to the spleen, where is divides into branches that supply the spleen.
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A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges from the aorta. The splenic artery supplies blood not only to the spleen, but also to the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, and pancreas.
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