The right gastro-omental artery (or right gastroepiploic artery) is one of the two terminal branches of the gastroduodenal artery

Gastroduodenal artery

In anatomy, the gastroduodenal artery is a small blood vessel in the abdomen.It supplies blood directly to the pylorus and proximal part of the duodenum, and indirectly to the pancreatic head .It most commonly arises from the common hepatic artery of the celiac trunk, but there are...

. It runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach

Stomach

The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...

, between the layers of the greater omentum

Greater omentum

The greater omentum is a large fold of parietal peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach...

, anastomosing with the left gastroepiploic branch of the splenic artery

Splenic artery

In anatomy, the splenic artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the spleen. It branches from the celiac artery, and follows a course superior to the pancreas.-Branches:...

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Except at the pylorus

Pylorus

The pylorus is the region of the stomach that connects to the duodenum . It is divided into two parts:* the pyloric antrum, which connects to the body of the stomach.* the pyloric canal, which connects to the duodenum....

 where it is in contact with the stomach, it lies about a finger's breadth from the greater curvature.

Branches

This vessel gives off numerous branches:

• "gastric branches": ascend to supply both surfaces of the stomach
  Stomach
  The stomach is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract in some animals, including vertebrates, echinoderms, insects , and molluscs. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication .The stomach is...
  
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• "omental branches": descend to supply the greater omentum
  Greater omentum
  The greater omentum is a large fold of parietal peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach...
  
   and anastomose with branches of the middle colic.

External links

- "Branches of the celiac trunk." - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Right and Left Gastroepiploic Artery"