Case

A surgeon performs gastric sleeve procedure which removes the portion of the stomach as indicated in the diagram below.

Question 2/2 - The ligated vessels are all tributaries of which major artery?

Click on your selected option(s) below  (correct = 1, over-thinking = 2+)

Case Complete

Correct!   The stomach is a foregut organ. All foregut vascular supply derives from the celiac trunk

Incorrect. The superior mesenteric artery supplies midgut organs and the stomach is a foregut organ.

Incorrect. The inferior mesenteric artery supplies hindgut organs and the stomach is a foregut organ.

Incorrect.  While the artery has 'gastric' in the name, the superior epigastric artery supplies the rectus abdominis muscle and anterior abdominal wall.   

Incorrect. The inferior phrenic arteries are small and supply the diaphragm. These are body wall vessels, not an organ directed supply.