All of the following statements about the splenic artery are true except that it -: (A) Has a tortuous course, (B) Is a branch of the celiac trunk, (C) Has branches that anastomose freely within the spleen, (D) Supplies the greater curvature of stomach
Answer is C. Splenic artery is the largest branch of celiac trunk, with a tortuous course to allow for movement of the spleen. It supplies body and tail of pancreas via pancreatic branches; stomach via short gastric and left gastroepiploic branches, and spleen via non anastomosing straight vessels called penicillin ellipsoids and arterial capillaries.