<prompt> All of the following statements about splenic artery are true except that itHas a tortuous courseIs a branch of celiac trunkHas branches that anastomose freely within the spleenSupplies the greater curvature of stomach  <response>: Has branches that anastomose freely within the spleenSplenic artery is an end artery, and it is branches anastomose no further in spleenIt has a tortuous course, so as to allow for the movements of spleen during, respirationIt gives short gastric arteriesleft gastro epiploic artery to the greater curvature of stomach 