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vature of the stomach, dividing into numerous brandies and 

 anastomosing with the gastrica sinistra. The pancreaticoduo- 

 denalis superior (J) passes to the duodenum, supplying it and 

 the duodenal part of the pancreas and anastomosing with the 

 pancreaticoduodenalis inferior (/'). The gastroepiploica dextra 

 (/) passes along the greater curvature of the stomach from the 

 pyloric end and supplies the walls of the stomach, sending 

 branches also to the ascending limb of the great omentum. 

 These branches anastomose with the terminal branches of the 

 splenic artery. 



2. A. gastrica sinistra (c). — This arises from the coeliac 

 artery and passes to the lesser curvature of the stomach, 

 extending along this to the right. It gives off many branches 

 to the walls of the stomach, and anastomoses with A. pylorica. 



A. ventriculi dorsalis (/). — One or two small arteries 

 which arise either from the gastrica sinistra or the coeliac 

 artery, and pass toward the dorsal part of the greater curvature 

 of the stomach near its cardiac end. 



3. A. lienalis (/). — The splenic artery is the largest of the 

 branches of the coeliac axis, of which it appears to be the direct 

 continuation. It divides into two large branches, one to the 

 cranial end, the other to the caudal end, of the spleen (1). 

 From the latter a large branch passes to the pancreas and 

 descending limb of the great omentum. 



B. A. mesenterica superior (Fig. 126, d). — The superior 

 mesenteric artery is larger than the coeliac. It supplies the 

 blood to the small intestines and caudal portion of the pancreas 

 and to the ascending and transverse colon. It arises from the 

 ventral side of the abdominal aorta about one centimeter 

 caudad of the coeliac axis and passes caudoventrad, forming a 

 curve with the convexity dextrad. It gives off the pancrea- 

 ticoduodenalis inferior, colica media, colica dextra, ileocolica, 

 and numerous branches to the small intestine. 



1. A. pancreaticoduodenalis inferior (Fig. 125, /). — This 

 passes to the caudal end of the pancreas and a part of the 

 duodenum, anastomosing with the pancreaticoduodenalis 

 superior. 



2. A. colica media is a large branch to the transverse and 



