Blood Supply From Coeliac Trunk

Question 1

What are the branches of the coeliac trunk ?

Answer 1

• Left gastric artery
• Common hepatic artery
• Splenic artery

Question 2

Which organs receive blood from the splenic artery ?

Answer 2

• Spleen

- Pancreas from branches going from splenic artery to neck,body and tail

Question 3

Which arteries supply the greater curve of the stomach ? And what are they branches off ?

Answer 3

Left gastro-epiploic artery : from splenic artery

Right gastro-epiploic artery : from the gastro-duodenal artery from the common hepatic artery

Question 4

When does the common hepatic artery change name ?

Answer 4

Becomes proper hepatic artery after gave Gastro-duodenal artery

Question 5

Describe the blood supply to the pancreas ?

Answer 5

Head : Superior pancreato-duodenal artery

Neck,Body,Tail : Branches of the splenic artery

Question 6

Where does the superior pancreato-duodenal artery come from ?

Answer 6

Coeliac trunk > Common hepatic > gastro-duodenal artery > Superior pancreato-duodenal artery (and right gastro-epiploic artery

Question 7

Describe the blood supply to the lesser curve of the stomach

Answer 7

Left gastric artery : direct branch of the coeliac trunk
Right gastric artery : from the proper hepatic artery (which is the common hepatic after it gave the gastro-duodenal artery )

Question 8

Describe the arterial blood supply to the fundus of the stomach

Answer 8

Short gastric arteries : branches of the splenic artery

Question 9

What are the branches of the proper hepatic artery ? What do they supply ?

Answer 9

Left hepatic artery : left lobe of liver
Right hepatic artery : right lobe
Artery to gallbladder (branch of the right hepatic artery )

Question 10

What is the arterial blood supply to the duodenum ? (From CT )

Answer 10

CT > common hepatic > gastro-duodenal artery > superior pancreato-duodenal artery