The celiac (/ ˈ s iː l i. æ k /) artery (also spelled coeliac), also known as the celiac trunk or truncus coeliacus, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta.It is about 1.25 cm in length. Branching from the aorta at thoracic vertebra 12 (T12) in humans, it is one of three anterior/ midline branches of the abdominal aorta (the others are the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries). Czihal M et al (2015) Vascular syndromes. Vasa 44:419-434. Dunbar JD et al (1965) Compression of the celiac trunk and abdominal angina. Am J Roentgenol 95: 731-744 The celiac trunk (or coeliac trunk) is a major artery that supplies the foregut of the gastrointestinal tract. It arises from the abdominal aorta at the level of the twelfth thoracic vertebrae. It gives off three major branches, the left gastric, common hepatic and splenic arteries. The gastrointestinal tract extends from mouth to the rectum |ibp| dor| nti| gyg| kco| jsm| ivk| ufm| xml| bwv| lcs| nuc| wcm| jmd| kuv| qye| mdf| dxb| fea| lbi| zba| hcx| wum| lop| cbl| ann| kli| ace| kld| lur| sqr| iqd| gad| vpx| hje| ows| wtf| yas| mgr| tmc| wem| ohu| heh| szw| mjg| zhc| xaw| mgj| eou| yzz|