Short gastric arteries

{{Short description|Small group of arteries from the splenic artery that supply the fundus of the stomach}}

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{{Infobox artery

| Name = Short gastric arteries

| Latin = arteriae gastricae breves

| Image = Gray533.png

| Caption = The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. (Short gastric visible at center right.)

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| BranchFrom = Splenic artery

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| Supplies = Greater curvature of the stomach

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The short gastric arteries are 5-7 small branches of the splenic artery{{cite book|title=Anatomy of the human body|author=Henry Gray|page=606|url=https://archive.org/details/anatomyofhumanbo1918gray/page/606/mode/2up}} that pass along part of the greater curvature of the stomach{{Cite book |last1=Federle |first1=Michael P. |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-47781-9.50030-1 |title=Imaging Anatomy: Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis |last2=Raman |first2=Siva P. |last3=Woodward |first3=Paula J. |last4=Rosado-de-Christenson |first4=Melissa L. |last5=Carter |first5=Brett W. |last6=Shaaban |first6=Akram M. |publisher=Elsevier |year=2017 |isbn=978-0-323-47781-9 |edition=2nd |pages=608–635 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-323-47781-9.50030-1}} from left to right between the layers of the gastrosplenic ligament, and are distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach.