Celiac artery

Looks like

A short thick trunk (coeliac trunk) from the front of the aorta just below the diaphragm, splitting into three.

What it does

Supplies the stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas and upper duodenum.

Keeping it well

Can be pinched by the diaphragm band (median arcuate ligament), causing pain after eating; weight loss with it needs investigation.

Its parts

• Left gastric artery
• Common hepatic artery
• Splenic artery

Related conditions

• Aortic aneurysm
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)