Right gastric artery
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| Artery: Right gastric artery | |
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| The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. (Right gastric artery visible at center left.) | |
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| Right gastric artery is at #2 -- the lower of the two arrows. | |
| Latin | arteria gastrica dextra |
| Gray's | subject #154 604 |
| Vein | Right gastric vein |
The right gastric artery (pyloric artery) arises from the hepatic, above the pylorus, descends to the pyloric end of the stomach, and passes from right to left along its lesser curvature, supplying it with branches, and anastomosing with the left gastric artery.
[edit] Additional images
 The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed. |
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine Right+gastric+artery
- SUNY Labs 38:01-0102 - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastric Artery"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7886
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7898
- Norman/Georgetown celiactrunk
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