The left gastroepiploic artery (or left gastro-omental artery), the largest branch of the splenic artery, runs from left to right about a finger's breadth or more from the greater curvature of the

stomach The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach i ...

, between the layers of the

greater omentum The greater omentum (also the great omentum, omentum majus, gastrocolic omentum, epiploon, or, especially in animals, caul) is a large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach. It extends from the greater curvature ...

, and anastomoses with the right gastroepiploic (a branch of the right gastro-duodenal artery originating from the hepatic branch of the coeliac trunk). In its course it distributes: * "Gastric branches": several ascending branches to both surfaces of the stomach; * "Omental branches": descend to supply the

and anastomose with branches of the middle colic.

Additional images

File:Gray533.png, Branches of the celiac artery.

References

External links

* - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastroepiploic Artery" * - "The Splenic Artery" * * Arteries of the abdomen Stomach {{circulatory-stub