All of the following statements about the splenic aery are true except
High-Yield Explanation
Splenic aery is a branch of celiac aery The splenic aery does not have branches that freely anatomose within the spleen. The branches of the splenic aery are branch to the pancreas, sho gastric ,left gastroepiploic, posterior gastric. Sho gasric aeries supply greater curvature of stomach. Ref - bdcvol2 6e pg276,277