Intermediate Celiac Trunk Quiz

Q1. Which structure lies immediately superior to the origin of the celiac trunk and forms the anterior boundary of the aortic hiatus?

• Round ligament of the liver
• Inguinal ligament
• Median arcuate ligament
• Ligamentum arteriosum

Q2. Which major artery usually arises from the abdominal aorta inferior to the celiac trunk?

• Internal iliac artery
• Median sacral artery
• Superior mesenteric artery
• Inferior phrenic artery only

Q3. Which branch of the celiac trunk follows a tortuous course along the superior border of the pancreas?

• Common hepatic artery
• Right gastric artery
• Splenic artery
• Left gastric artery

Q4. Which celiac branch commonly gives rise to the gastroduodenal artery?

• Left gastro-omental artery
• Left gastric artery
• Splenic artery
• Common hepatic artery

Q5. Which artery provides an important connection between the celiac and superior mesenteric arterial territories?

• Gonadal arteries
• Lumbar arteries
• Superior rectal artery
• Pancreaticoduodenal arteries

Q6. Which celiac branch supplies the abdominal part of the esophagus through esophageal branches?

• Left gastric artery
• Splenic artery
• Gastroduodenal artery
• Right gastro-omental artery

Q7. The celiac trunk is surrounded by which autonomic nervous network?

• Celiac plexus
• Cervical plexus
• Brachial plexus
• Sacral plexus

Q8. Which celiac trunk branch most directly supplies the spleen?

• Common hepatic artery
• Left gastric artery
• Splenic artery
• Superior mesenteric artery

Q9. Which statement best describes the classic branching pattern of the celiac trunk?

• It divides into left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries
• It divides into renal and gonadal arteries
• It divides into superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
• It divides into right and left common iliac arteries

Q10. Which structure is not principally supplied by the celiac arterial territory?

• Spleen
• Liver
• Jejunum
• Stomach