Gastroepiploic artery is the name of two different arteries serving the
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gastroepiploic artery — gas·tro·ep·i·plo·ic artery .ep ə plō ik n either of two arteries forming an anastomosis along the greater curvature of the stomach: a) one that is larger, arises as one of the two terminal branches of the gastroduodenal artery, and passes from… … Medical dictionary
gastroepiploic artery — |ga(ˌ)strō+... noun Etymology: gastr + epiploic : either of two arteries forming an anastomosis along the greater curvature of the stomach, the right being derived from the gastroduodenal artery and the left from the splenic artery … Useful english dictionary
left gastroepiploic artery — n GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY (b) … Medical dictionary
right gastroepiploic artery — n GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY (a) … Medical dictionary
gastroepiploic artery left — arteria gastroomentalis sinistra … Medical dictionary
gastroepiploic artery right — arteria gastroomentalis dextra … Medical dictionary
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
Left gastro-omental artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria gastroomentalis sinistra, arteria gastroepiploica sinistra GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 606 Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and… … Wikipedia
Right gastro-omental artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria gastro omentalis dextra, arteria gastroepiploica dextra GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 604 Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior… … Wikipedia
Splenic artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria splenica, arteria lienalis GraySubject = 154 GrayPage = 605 | Caption = The visceral surface of the spleen. Caption2 = Branches of the celiac artery. ( Lienal artery is an old term for splenic artery … Wikipedia
