Aortic Branches CT Flashcards
CT supplies the
spleen, liver, stomach
CT branches
LGA, SA, CHA
Largest branch
SA
SA feeds
pancreatic body, tail, and spleen
SA lies
post/sup to pancreatic body/tail and anterior to left kidney
LGA Supplies
lesser curve of stomach
CHA gives off
GDA
CHA lies
anterior to main portal vein, medial to CBD
GDA passes
anterior or within head of pancreas
Hepatic artery proper (HAP) travels and lies
obliquely to the right and superiorly to hepatic hilum and lies anterior to main portal vein and medial to CBD
Right gastric artery (RGA) branches and supplies
branches from HAP or CHA and supplies lesser curve of stomach
RHA and LHA supplies
respective liver lobes and caudate lobe
RGA visuallized?
no
Cystic artery branches and supplies
from RHA, supplies gallbladder and cystic duct
Cystic artery visuallized?
no
