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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 |
Anatomical terminology |
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]
The short gastric arteries arise from the end of the splenic artery and its terminal divisions. [1]
The short gastric arteries supply the fundus of the stomach on the side of the greater curvature of the stomach. [2]
The short gastric arteries form anastomoses with branches of the left gastric artery, and left gastroepiploic artery. [1]
Unlike the gastroepiploics and the left and right gastric arteries, the short gastric arteries have poor anastomoses if the splenic artery is blocked.[ citation needed]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 606 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)