Hepatic_artery

Common hepatic artery

Common hepatic artery

Artery

The common hepatic artery is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus of the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, and gallbladder.[1]

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It arises from the celiac artery[2] and has the following branches:[3]

BranchDetails
hepatic artery propersupplies the gallbladder via the cystic artery and the liver via the left and right hepatic arteries
gastroduodenal arterybranches into the right gastroepiploic artery and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
right gastric arterybranches to supply the lesser curvature of the stomach inferiorly

Additional images

  • Common hepatic artery and its branches including hepatic artery proper and right gastric artery (pyloric artery)

References

  1. [1]
    "Common Hepatic Artery - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. [2]
    "Common hepatic artery". Kenhub. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. [3]
    D'Souza, Donna. "Common hepatic artery | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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