Not to be confused with Hepatic artery proper.
| Artery: Common hepatic artery | |
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| Branches of the celiac artery - stomach in situ. (Hepatic artery is visible at upper left.) | |
| Latin | arteria hepatica communis |
| Gray's | subject #154 603 |
| Source | celiac artery |
| Branches | hepatic artery proper Left gastric artery gastroduodenal artery |
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 |
| right gastric artery | supplies the stomach, and joins with the left gastric artery |
| gastroduodenal artery | branches into right gastro-omental artery and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery |
Additional images
 The celiac artery and its branches; the stomach has been raised and the peritoneum removed. |
 The portal vein and its tributaries. |
 Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. |
 Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the upper part of the abdomen. |
See also
External links
- Diagram at missouristate.edu
- Common+hepatic+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- SUNY Labs 38:03-0204 - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal ligament"
- celiactrunk at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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