Abdominal Blood Supply Flashcards
Name the 3 main arteries that originate from the abdominal aorta?
- Coeliac trunk
- Superior mesenteric artery
- Inferior mesenteric artery
At which vertebral level does the coeliac trunk arise?
T12
Where does the coeliac trunk arise from?
Aortic hiatus of the diaphragm
Which branch(es) of the coeliac trunk go to the left?
Left gastric artery
Splenic artery
Which branch(es) of the coeliac trunk go to the right?
Common hepatic artery
What does the coeliac trunk supply?
Foregut
What 5 organs does the coeliac trunk supply?
- Stomach
- Spleen
- Pancreas
- Liver
- Gallbladder
Left gastric artery gives rise to what branches?
Oseophageal branches
How many branches does the splenic artery have?
It has 5 terminal branches which supply spleen It has 3 additional branches: 1. Left gastroepiploic 2. Short gastric 3. Pancreatic branches
What does the left gastro-omental artery supply?
Greater curvature of stomach
What does the short gastric artery supply?
Fundus
What do the pancreatic branches supply?
Body and tail of pancreas
Another name for gastro-omental
Gastroepiploic
What does the common hepatic artery supplu?
Liver
What are the 2 divisions of the common hepatic artery?
- Proper hepatic artery
2. Gastroduodenal artery
What are the 3 branches of the proper hepatic artery?
- Right gastric artery
- Left hepatic artery
- Right hepatic arter
What are the 2 branches of the common hepatic artery?
- Proper hepatic artery
2. Gastroduodenal artery
Name one branch of the right hepatic artery
Cystic artery
What does the right gastric artery supply?
Pylorus
Lesser curvature of stomach
What do the right and left hepatic arteries supply?
Left and right lobes of the liver
What does the cystic artery supply?
Gallbladder