Observations on the mode of termination and parenchymal distribution of the splenic artery with evidence of splenic lobation and segmentation.
The mode of termination of the splenic artery was studied in 25 cadavers. Observation on the parenchymal distribution of the artery in 17 casts revealed avascular planes that divided the spleen into lobes, inside which other avascular planes separated the lobes into segments.
D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*