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