Abdomen: Blood Supply

Question 0

Derive celiac trunk from abdominal aorta to splenic a. Terminal branch.

Answer 0

Abdominal aorta=>Celiac trunk=>Splenic a.=>dorsal pancreatic a., short gastric a., left gastroepiploic (gastroomental) a.
Short gastric as.Supply fundus of the stomach
L. Gastroomental a. Reaches greater omentum through lienorenal ligament. And runs along greater curvature of stomach To supply greater omentum and stomach
Splenic a. Is largest branch of Celiac trunk

Question 1

Derive celiac artery from the abdominal aorta to esophageal branch termination

Answer 1

Abdominal aorta=>Celiac trunk=> Left gastric a.=>esophageal branch and hepatic branch and =><a><=rt. gastric a. On lesser curvature w/in the lesser omentum
Esophageal branch supplies esophagus
Hepatic branch supplies liver.
L. Gastric a. Is smallest branch of Celiac trunk.</a>

Question 2

Derive celiac trunk from abdominal aorta to terminal branch of the common hepatic a.

Answer 2

Abdominal aorta=>celiac trunk=>Common hepatic a.=>proper hepatic a.=>rt. gastric a.=><a>rt. Hepatic a.=>cystic a. In cystohepatic triangle
Proper hepatic a.=>L. Hepatic a.
Proper hepatic a. Divides at porta hepatis
Common hepatic a.=>Rt. Gastric a.=><a>gastroduodenal a.=>rt. Gastroomental (gastroepiploic a.) which supplies stomach and greater omentum.
Common hepatic a.=>gastroduodenal a.=>sup.
Pancreaticoduodenal a.(SPDA)=> ant. SPDA (ASPDA)=><a><=Sup. mesenteric a.</a></a></a>

Question 3

What is the smallest branch of the Celiac trunk?
A. L. Gastric a.
B. Splenic a.
C. Common hepatic a.

Answer 3

A. L. Gastric a.

L. Gastric a. Is smallest branch of Celiac trunk
Not B b/c Splenic a. Is largest branch of celiac trunk.

Question 4

What is largest branch of celiac trunk?
A. L. Gastric a.
B. Splenic a.
C. Common hepatic a.

Answer 4

B. Splenic a.

Splenic a. Is largest branch of celiac trunk.