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Common hepatic artery

Artery

Field	Value
Name	Common hepatic artery
Latin	arteria hepatica communis
Image	Gray532.png
Caption	Branches of the celiac artery - stomach in situ. (Hepatic artery is visible at upper left.)
Image2	3D rendered CT of abdominal aortic branches and kidneys.svg
Caption2	3D-rendered computed tomography, showing common hepatic artery in center
BranchFrom	Celiac artery
BranchTo	Hepatic artery proper
gastroduodenal artery

gastroduodenal 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.

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

File:Common hepatic artery.jpg|Common hepatic artery and its branches including hepatic artery proper and right gastric artery (pyloric artery)

References

"Common hepatic artery".
D'Souza, Donna. "Common hepatic artery {{!}} Radiology Reference Article {{!}} Radiopaedia.org".

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