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Branches of the celiac artery. (Lienal artery is an old term for splenic artery, and is visible at center. The spleen is at center right. The stomach has been flipped out to reveal the splenic artery, so the greater curvature is at the top in this diagram.)
The lienal artery is remarkable for its large size in proportion to the size of the organ, and also for its tortuous course. It divides into six or more branches, which enter the hilum of the spleen and ramify throughout its substance, receiving sheaths from an involution of the external fibrous tissue.
It contains the short gastric artery and vein, and the left gastroepiploic artery and vein. [2] ... Diagram at Tn.edu Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine;
Near the middle of the spleen is a long fissure, the hilum, which is the point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament and the point of insertion for the splenic artery and splenic vein. There are other openings present for lymphatic vessels and nerves. In addition to the splenic artery, collateral blood supply is provided by the adjacent ...
The splenic plexus (lienal plexus in older texts) is formed by branches from the celiac plexus, the left celiac ganglion, and from the right vagus nerve. It accompanies the lienal artery to the spleen , giving off, in its course, subsidiary plexuses along the various branches of the artery.
The arteries of the head and neck. The common carotid artery. The external carotid artery; The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the ...
Divides in hilum of kidney. Both arteries give inferior suprarenal arteries and ureteral branches. gonadal: L2: Visceral: yes: ant. Ovarian artery in females; testicular artery in males lumbar: L1-L4: Parietal: yes: post. Four on each side that supply the abdominal wall and spinal cord. The fifth pair is the lumbar branches of the iliolumbar ...
2.2 left common carotid artery (directly from arch of aorta on left mostly) 2.2.1 internal carotid artery. 2.2.2 external carotid artery.