ARTERIES 83 



to transverse fissure of liver, lying to left of common bile-duct 

 and in front of vena portae ; at transverse fissure it divides into 

 right and left hepatic, supplying corresponding lobes of the 

 liver. 



Branches : 



Pyloric : extends on leser curvature of stomach running 

 from right to left ; anas, coronary. 



G astro- duodenal : passes behind ist part of dubdenum, 

 divides at lower border into the two following branches : 



Right gastro-epiploic : runs along great curvature of stomach 

 from right to left, anas, with left gastro-epiploic of splenic, 

 gives off branches upwards to viscus and downwards to 

 'omen turn. 



Superior Pancreatico-duodenal : runs between the 2nd part of 

 duodenum and the pancreas down to anas, with inferior 

 pancreatico-duodenal of superior mesenteric. 



Right Hepatic, to right lobe of liver, giving off Cystic: to 

 supply gall-bladder. 



Left Hepatic, to left lobe, giving off branch to Spigelian lobe. 



SPLENIC : directed horizontally to left along upper border of 

 pancreas, crossing the left kidney ; reaches spleen by passing 

 between two layers of lieno-renal ligament, and then gastric 

 branches reach stomach between layers of gastro - splenic 

 omentum : supplies spleen and partly stomach and pancreas. 

 Very tortuous; divides near spleen into several terminal 

 branches which enter hilum of that viscus. 



Branches : 



Pancreatic : given off as artery runs along pancreas ; one of 

 them (arteria pancreatica magna) accompanies the duct, running 

 from left to right. 



Left gastro-epiploic : directed to right side between layers of 

 great omentum, along great curvature of stomach. Anas- 

 tomoses with right gastro-epiploic of hepatic. 



Gastric branches (vasa brevia] (5 or 6) : extend to left ex- 

 tremity of stomach to supply its coats. 



Supra-renal or middle capsular (2) arises a little below 

 coeliac axis ; each runs transversely outwards over crus of 

 diaphragm to supra-renal body ; anas, superior capsular of 

 phrenic and inferior capsular of renal. 



Superior mesenteric : arises inch below coeliac axis, passes 

 forwards between pancreas and upper border of 3rd part 

 of duodenum, crosses duodenum, and directed downwards 

 and to the right between the layers of the mesentery, termi- 

 nates in offsets to small intestine, caecum and colon. 



Relations. In front and above. Pancreas and splenic vein. 



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