Short Gastric Artery (Noun)
Meaning
Several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The short gastric arteries branch off the splenic artery to supply the greater curvature of the stomach.
- Short gastric arteries run from the splenic artery and enter the stomach near the greater curvature.
- In supplying the stomach's greater curvature, short gastric arteries connect to it via multiple branches.
- Arising from the splenic artery are several short gastric arteries which distribute along the stomach's greater curvature.
- Along the greater curvature of the stomach are distributed the branches of short gastric arteries which originated from the splenic artery.