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Left gastroepiploic artery

Left gastroepiploic artery is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Left gastroepiploic artery rather than just read about it. In short: 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, between the layers of the greater omentum, 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 di…

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Reference excerpt

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, between the layers of the greater omentum, 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 greater omentum and anastomose with branches of the middle colic.

Additional images

References This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 606 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links Anatomy photo:38:02-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastroepiploic Artery" Anatomy photo:38:05-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Splenic Artery" Anatomy image:8215 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center celiactrunk at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In research: Left gastroepiploic artery appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Left gastroepiploic artery in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Left gastroepiploic artery is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Arteries of the abdomen, Cardiovascular system stubs, Stomach, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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