Common hepatic artery
Not to be confused with Hepatic artery proper.
| Common hepatic artery | |
|---|---|
 Branches of the celiac artery - stomach in situ. (Hepatic artery is visible at upper left.) | |
 3D-rendered computed tomography, showing common hepatic artery in center | |
| Details | |
| Source | celiac artery |
| Branches |
hepatic artery proper Right gastric artery gastroduodenal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria hepatica communis |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12154478 |
| TA | A12.2.12.015 |
| FMA | 14771 |
In anatomy, the common hepatic artery is a short blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the liver, pylorus (a part of the stomach), duodenum (a part of the small intestine) and pancreas.
It arises from the celiac artery and has the following branches:
| Branch | Details |
| hepatic artery proper | supplies the gallbladder via the cystic artery and the liver via the left and right hepatic arteries |
| gastroduodenal artery | branches into the right gastroepiploic artery and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery |
| Right gastric artery | branches to supply the lesser curvature of the stomach inferiorly |
Additional images
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The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed.
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The portal vein and its tributaries.
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Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses.
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Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen.
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Common hepatic artery
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Livers. |
- Anatomy photo:38:03-0204 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal ligament"
- celiactrunk at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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