The left gastro-omental artery (or left gastroepiploic artery), the largest branch of the splenic artery

Splenic artery

In anatomy, the splenic artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancreas.-Branches:...

, runs from left to right about a finger’s breadth or more from the greater curvature of the stomach

Stomach

The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...

, between the layers of the greater omentum

Greater omentum

The greater omentum is a large fold of parietal peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach...

, and anastomoses with the right gastroepiploic.

In its course it distributes:

• "Gastric branches": several ascending branches to both surfaces of the stomach;
• "Omental branches": descend to supply the greater omentum
  Greater omentum
  The greater omentum is a large fold of parietal peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach...
  
   and anastomose with branches of the middle colic.

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External links

- "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastroepiploic Artery" - "The Splenic Artery"