splenic artery (lienal artery)

Origin: celiac trunk Branches: 1) pancreatic artery 2) left gastroepiploic artery 3) short gastric artery Distribution: head & body of pancreas Anastomosis: superior pancreaticoduodenal artery

Properties

GENERAL: artery FORM: splenic artery (lienal artery) ORIGIN: celiac artery (trunk)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999