Common hepatic artery
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{{Infobox Artery |
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Latin = arteria hepatica communis |
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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]] |
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DorlandsPre = a_61 |
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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]]