Upon exploring the stomach, you identify and isolate an artery running along the greater curvature. If you trace it along the greater curvature of the stomach towards the left hand side of the cadaver, you will identify that it is a branch of the:

Question

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Question restatement: You find an artery running along the greater curvature of the stomach and trace it toward the left side of the cadaver. This vessel is a branch of which artery?

Option 1: gastroduodenal artery. The gastroduodenal artery travels posterior to the stomach and gives rise to the right gastro-omental (gastroepiploic) arteries along the greater curvature, but the gastroduodenal itself is not the main branch running along the greater curvature toward the left side. This makes this option misleading and not the primary source of the leftward course along the greater curvature.

Option 2: splenic artery. The splenic artery courses along the superior border of the pancreas and then along the left side of the stomach, giving off the left gastro-omental (gastroepiploic) arteries that run along the greater curvature toward the right. This matches the description of a vessel along the greater curvature with a leftward trajectory toward the spleen, making it the correct lineage for a branch that travels along the greater curvature to the left.

Option 3: left colic artery. The left colic artery is a branch of the inferior mesenteric artery and supplies the descending colon, not structures near the stomach or its greater curvature. Its territory is clearly different from gastric vessels, so this is not a plausible source for a gastric artery along the greater curvature.

Option 4: hepatic artery. The hepatic artery (proper hepatic and its branches) primarily supplies the liver and gives off branches to the stomach only indirectly via gastric branches, but it does not course along the greater curvature toward the left in the manner described. Therefore, it is unlikely to be the source of the artery traced along the greater curvature.

Summary: Among the listed options, the splenic artery is the artery most consistently described as giving rise to gastric branches along the greater curvature (via the left gastro-omental/gastroepiploic arteries) as you trace toward the left side. The other options either do not travel along the greater curvature in this region or pertain to different anatomical territories, leading to incorrect associations.

ANAT30008_2025_SM2 Practice test for exam #2 in online format

Upon exploring the stomach, you identify and isolate an artery running along the greater curvature. If you trace it along the greater curvature of the stomach towards the left hand side of the cadaver, you will identify that it is a branch of the:

View Explanation

Log in for full answers

Similar Questions

In a consumer society, many adults channel creativity into buying things

Economic stress and unpredictable times have resulted in a booming industry for self-help products

People born without creativity never can develop it

A product has a selling price of $20, a contribution margin ratio of 40% and fixed cost of $120,000. To make a profit of $30,000. The number of units that must be sold is: Type the number without $ and a comma. Eg: 20000

Which of the following statement regarding cost is correct:

Under the assumptions used in cost-volume-profit analysis, as the activity increases:

The CVP and break-even analysis are supported by a range of important assumptions. Which of the following is not an assumption of the CVP:

The break-even point is that at which:

More Practical Tools for Students Powered by AI Study Helper

Homework AI Solver

Stylized AI Paper Writer

Plagiarism Checker Assistant

Citation AI Academic Writing Tool

In-Class Translation Assistant

AI Note Generator

AI Quiz Answers

Past Exam Questions from University Test Bank

Smart Practice Assistant

Adaptive Practice

Making Your Study Simpler