Celiac Artery

The celiac artery braches off of the aorta just below the aortic hiatus¹. It is approximately 2 cm in length and from it lead three arteries: the hepatic artery, which supplies blood to the liver; the splenic artery, which supplies the spleen; and the left gastric artery, which is one of the arteries supplying the stomach.

Enter the hepatic artery

Enter the splenic artery

Enter the left gastric artery

1: hiatus n. an opening or aperture. For example, the diaphragm contains hiatuses for the esophagus and aorta.

-- The Bantam Medical Dictionary

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