Intermediate Splenic Artery Quiz

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Q1. Which pancreatic branch commonly arises from the proximal splenic artery and descends toward the pancreatic head region?

  • Appendicular artery
  • Dorsal pancreatic artery
  • Superior rectal artery
  • Right colic artery

Q2. Which vessel commonly supplies the body and tail of the pancreas from the splenic arterial system?

  • Inferior rectal artery
  • Great pancreatic artery
  • Cystic artery
  • Ileocolic artery

Q3. Which peritoneal ligament contains the splenic vessels as they approach the spleen?

  • Falciform ligament
  • Hepatoduodenal ligament
  • Splenorenal ligament
  • Median umbilical ligament

Q4. Which structures accompany the splenic vessels within the splenorenal ligament?

  • Ascending colon
  • Appendix
  • Tail of the pancreas
  • Gallbladder

Q5. With which artery does the left gastro-omental artery anastomose along the greater curvature?

  • Superior rectal artery
  • Right gastro-omental artery
  • Left gastric artery
  • Right colic artery

Q6. Which part of the stomach is supplied especially by the short gastric arteries?

  • Ileocecal valve
  • Fundus
  • Pylorus exclusively
  • First part of duodenum

Q7. Why is the splenic artery closely related to pancreatic surgery?

  • It passes through the appendix
  • It courses along the pancreas and gives pancreatic branches
  • It lies entirely within the liver
  • It supplies only the rectum

Q8. Which vessel usually lies posterior to the pancreas and accompanies the splenic artery toward the spleen?

  • Splenic vein
  • External iliac vein
  • Inferior vena cava
  • Superior rectal vein

Q9. Which feature of splenic arterial branching is important for partial splenic resection?

  • The spleen has no segmental vascular pattern
  • Segmental terminal arterial distribution
  • All branches freely anastomose throughout the splenic pulp
  • A single artery supplies the entire spleen without branching

Q10. Which statement best describes the distal splenic artery?

  • It gives splenic and gastric branches near the hilum
  • It continues as the superior rectal artery
  • It supplies the ascending colon
  • It enters the inguinal canal
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