The short gastric arteries are 5-7 small branches of the splenic artery[1] that pass along part of the greater curvature of the stomach[2] from left to right between the layers of the gastrosplenic ligament, and are distributed to the greater curvature of the stomach.

[1] The short gastric arteries arise from the end of the splenic artery and its terminal divisions.

[1] The short gastric arteries supply the fundus of the stomach on the side of the greater curvature of the stomach.

[1] Unlike the gastroepiploics and the left and right gastric arteries, the short gastric arteries have poor anastomoses if the splenic artery is blocked.

[citation needed] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 606 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)