CCELIAC ARTERY AND BRANCHES. 



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The light gastro-epiplotc artery (fig. 124 Ji) is the continuation of the stomach, 

 gastro-duodenal trunk, and runs from right to left along the great 

 curvature of the stomach. It gives offsets upwards to the surface 

 of the stomach, and downwards to the great omentum, and ends by 

 inosculating with the left gastro-epiploic artery. 



The superior pancreatico-duodenal artery (i) is of small size, and duodenun 

 descends between the duodenum and pancreas to join the inferior pancreas, 

 pancreatico-duodenal branch of the superior mesenteric. Offsets are 

 given to both the viscera ; and on their posterior aspect is another 



FIG. 124. VIEW OF THE CCELIAC Axis, AND OF THE VISCERA TO 

 WHICH ITS BRANCHES ARE SUPPLIED (TIEDEMANN). 



A. Liver. 



B. Gali -bladder. 



C. Stomach. 



D. Duodenum. 



E. Pancreas. 



F. Spleen. 



Arteries : 



a. Aorta. 



b. Upper mesenteric, 



c. Cceliac axis. 



d. Coronary. 



e. Splenic. 



/. Left gastro-epiploic. 



f. Hepatic. 

 . Right gastro-epiploic. 

 i. Superior, and k, inferior 

 pancreatico-duodenal. 

 L Phrenic. 

 n. Cystic. 

 o. Pyloric. 



small artery of the pancreatico-duodenal, with a similar position and 

 distribution. 



6. The pyloric branch (o) descends to the small curvature of the 

 stomach, and, running from right to left, anastomoses with the 

 coronary artery ; it distributes small twigs on both surfaces of the 

 stomach. 



The hepatic branches sink into the liver at the transverse fissure, Branches to 



a ."i_ ...... the liver. 



and ramify in its substance : 



c. The right branch is divided when about to enter the organ, and one for the 

 supplies the following small artery to the gall-bladder. and gal- 



The cystic artery (n) bifurcates on reaching the neck of the gall- t> ladder > 

 bladder, and its two twigs ramify on the upper and lower surfaces. 



d. The left branch is smaller than the other, and enters the liver and one for 



J the left lobe. 



