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Haller's tripod
Synonyms:
Celiac trunk, Tripus Halleri, truncus coeliacus.
Associated persons:
Victor Albrecht von Haller
Description:
Truncus coeliacus– the arterial trunk that arises from the abdominal aorta and gives off the left gastric (A. gastrica sinistra), common hepatic (A. hepatica communis), and splenic arteries (A. splenica) and supplies the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, spleen, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.
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