branches of abrominal aorta: 1. inferior phrenics (inferior diaphragm) 2. celiac trunk (artery) -common hepatic a (liver), left gastric a. (left stomach), splenic artery (spleen) 3. superior mensntric (small intestine, cecum, ascending/transverse colon, pancreas 4. suparenals (adrenals) 5. renal arteries (kidneys) 6. gonadal arteries (ovarian/testicular) 7. inferior mesentric (descending/sigmoid colon, rectum