Splenic Artery

Question 1

Splenic artery

Answer 1

1. Largest branch of coeliac trunk
2. Characterized by having a wavy (tortuous) course to protect friable spleen from forceful blood flow
3. Allow spleen movement and volumetric changes

Question 2

Course and relations

Answer 2

1. Runs to left posterior to stomach (separated from it by lesser sac) along pancreas upper border
2. It crosses in front of diaphragm left crus, left Suprarenal gland, and left kidney
3. Enters lienorenal ligament reaching spleen
4. Near spleen hilum, it divides into terminal splenic branches

Question 3

Branches

Answer 3

1. Pancreatic
2. Short gastric
3. Left gastroepiploic
4. Posterior gastric
5. Terminal splenic

Question 4

Pancreatic

Answer 4

1. Largest
2. Called arteria pancreatica magna
3. Supply pancreas body and tail

Question 5

Short gastric

Answer 5

1. About 5 branches
2. Arise from splenic artery terminal part and pass in Gastrosplenic ligament
3. Supply stomach fundus

Question 6

Left gastroepiploic site

Answer 6

1. Arise from splenic artery terminal part
2. Runs downwards and to right between greater omentum anterior 2 layers along stomach greater curvature

Question 7

Left gastroepiploic supply

Answer 7

1. Stomach
2. Greater omentum
   End by anastomosing with right gastroepiploic artery

Question 8

Posterior gastric

Answer 8

1. Present in 50% of people arising from splenic artery intermediate part
2. Ascends behinds lesser sac up to fundus then depends on stomach posterior wall

Question 9

Terminal splenic

Answer 9

1. About 5 segmental end arteries
2. Enter spleen hilum

Question 10

Applied anatomy

Answer 10

1. Spleen is segmentally supplied by splenic artery branches
2. Partial splenectomy is carried out according to this fact