Gastrosplenic ligament

Gastrosplenic ligament
Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. (Gastrolienal ligament labeled at upper left.)
Details
Precursor	dorsal mesogastrium
From	greater curvature of the stomach
To	splenic hilum
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum gastrosplenicum, ligamentum gastrolienale
TA98	A10.1.02.203
TA2	3760
FMA	16517
Anatomical terminology

The gastrosplenic ligament (ligamentum gastrosplenicum or gastrolienal ligament) is part of the greater omentum.

Embryonically the gastrosplenic ligament is derived from the dorsal mesogastrium.

The gastrosplenic ligament is made of peritoneum that connects the greater curvature of stomach with the hilum of the spleen.

Contains: Short gastric vessels and left gastro-epiploic vessels

See also

• greater omentum
• Peritoneum
• Lesser omentum
• Right gastroepiploic vein

External links

• Anatomy figure: 37:03-07 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Anatomy figure: 37:05-12 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Anatomy photo:37:07-0100 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Anatomy photo:38:st-0301 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Anatomy figure: 38:03-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• Diagram at Tn.edu
• Photo of model at Waynesburg College digirep/greateromentum
• abdominalcavity at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (xsectthrulesseromentum)