Common hepatic artery 2344063 188311385 2008-02-01T03:54:42Z Trixt 2270017 +interwiki it {{Infobox Artery | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = arteria hepatica communis | GraySubject = 154 | GrayPage = 603 | Image = Gray532.png | Caption = Branches of the [[celiac artery]] - stomach ''[[in situ]]''. (Hepatic artery is visible at upper left.) | BranchFrom = [[celiac artery]] | BranchTo = [[hepatic artery proper]]<BR>[[right gastric artery]]<BR>[[gastroduodenal artery]] | Vein = | Supplies = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = a_61 | DorlandsSuf = 12154478 | }} 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: {| class="wikitable" | '''Branch''' || '''Details''' |- | [[hepatic artery proper]] || supplies [[gallbladder]] via the [[cystic artery]] and the [[liver]] via the left and right hepatic arteries |- | [[right gastric artery]] || supplies [[stomach]], joining with [[left gastric artery]] |- | [[gastroduodenal artery]] || branches into [[right gastro-omental artery]] and [[superior pancreaticoduodenal artery]] |} ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray533.png|The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. Image:Gray591.png|The portal vein and its tributaries. Image:Gray847.png|Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. Image:Gray1039.png|Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. </gallery> ==See also== *[[hepatic artery]] ==External links== * [http://courses.missouristate.edu/emh420f/unit_5/Unit%205D/Celiactrunkanterior.jpg Diagram at missouristate.edu] * {{eMedicineDictionary|Common+hepatic+artery}} * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|38|03|02|04}} - "[[Stomach]], [[Spleen]] and [[Liver]]: Contents of the [[Hepatoduodenal ligament]]" * {{NormanAnatomy|celiactrunk}} {{Arteries of thorax and abdomen}} [[Category:Arteries]] [[Category:Hepatology]] [[Category:Abdomen]] [[cs:Jaterní tepna]] [[fr:Artère hépatique]] [[it:Arteria epatica]] [[la:Arteria hepatica communis]] [[pl:Tętnica wątrobowa wspólna]] [[pt:Artéria hepática comum]] [[th:หลอดเลือดแดงคอมมอนเฮปาติก]]