page_title: Celiac artery
hierarchical_section_title: Celiac artery
caption_attribution_description: English: Surface projections of the major organs of the trunk, using the vertebral column and rib cage as main reference points of superficial anatomy. The transpyloric plane and McBurney's point are among the marked locations. To discuss image, please see Talk:Human body diagrams
context_page_description: The coeliac artery, also known as the coeliac trunk, or truncus coeliacus, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta.
  It is 1.25 cm in length.
  Branching from the aorta at thoracic vertebra 12 in humans, it is one of three anterior/ midline branches of the abdominal aorta.
context_section_description: The coeliac (/ˈsiːli.æk/) artery, also known as the coeliac trunk, or truncus coeliacus, is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta.  
  It is 1.25 cm in length.
  Branching from the aorta at thoracic vertebra 12 (T12) in humans, it is one of three anterior/ midline branches of the abdominal aorta (the others are the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries).
caption: Surface projections of the major organs of the trunk, showing celiac artery in middle
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