The left gastroepiploic artery (or left gastro-omental artery), the largest branch of the

splenic artery In human anatomy, the splenic artery or 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. It is known for its tortuous path to the s ...

, runs from left to right about a finger's breadth or more from the greater curvature of the

stomach The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach i ...

, between the layers of the

greater omentum The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach. It extends from the greater curvature ...

, and anastomoses with the

right gastroepiploic The right gastroepiploic artery (or right gastro-omental artery) is one of the two terminal branches of the gastroduodenal artery. It runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach, between the layers of the greater omentum, a ...

(a branch of the right gastro-duodenal artery originating from the hepatic branch of the coeliac trunk). In its course it distributes: * "Gastric branches": several ascending branches to both surfaces of the stomach; * "Omental branches": descend to supply the

and anastomose with branches of the

middle colic The middle colic artery is an artery of the abdomen; a branch of the superior mesenteric artery distributed to parts of the ascending and transverse colon. It usually divides into two terminal branches - a left one and a right one - which go on ...

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celiac artery The celiac () artery (also spelled ''coeliac''), also known as the celiac trunk or truncus coeliacus, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta. It is about 1.25 cm in length. Branching from the aorta at thoracic vertebra 12 (T12) in ...

References

External links

* - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastroepiploic Artery" * - "The Splenic Artery" * * Arteries of the abdomen Stomach {{circulatory-stub