It is not the baby pressing on an artery, simply that the blood flow to the uterus is much greater in pregnancy that in times of quiet she may be aware of it.
This is the force of the blood being pumped in an artery pressing against the arterial walls.
The celiac artery supplies blood to the stomach. The celiac artery is the first main branch of the aortic artery.
Some people can feel their own heartbeat or pulse from the artery in their abdomen by pressing their stomach, this could be the case.
The stomach.... GASTRIC referring to the stomach.
Hold it above heart level and apply pressure.
The four or five gastric arteries supply the lining of the stomach. The three main ones are called the left gastric artery, the right gastric artery and the short gastric artery.
Abdominal aorta
The celiac artery serves the liver by providing oxygenated blood to the liver. The celiac artery supplies this same blood to the stomach, esophagus, spleen, the duodenum and pancreas.
pressure against the artery when the heart is relaxing
artery wall
The celiac trunk is the first major branch of the aorta below the diaphragm. It branches into the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery. Branches of these supply the foregut, which includes, amongst others, the liver, gallbladder, spleen, proximal duodenum, and part of the stomach.
The femoral artery is the one running along the thigh bone, which is the back leg of a dog. Just wrap your hand around the dog's back leg with your fingers pressing against the bone on the flat inner part of the leg and you'll feel it.