"arteria gastrica" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
subtypes:
- ateria gastrica dextra, right gastric artery - a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature
- arteria gastrica sinistra, left gastric artery - a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus
- arteria gastrica breves, short gastric artery, vasa brevis - several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach
is a part of: breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

same as: gastric artery