| Common hepatic artery | |
|---|---|
 Branches of theceliac artery - stomachin situ. (Hepatic artery is visible at upper left.) | |
 3D-renderedcomputed tomography, showing common hepatic artery in center | |
| Details | |
| Source | Celiac artery |
| Branches | Hepatic artery proper gastroduodenal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria hepatica communis |
| MeSH | D006499 |
| TA98 | A12.2.12.015 |
| TA2 | 4214 |
| FMA | 14771 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Thecommon hepatic artery is a shortblood vessel that supplies oxygenatedblood to theliver,pylorus of the stomach,duodenum,pancreas, andgallbladder.[citation needed]
It arises from theceliac artery[1] and has the following branches:[2]
| Branch | Details |
|---|---|
| hepatic artery proper | supplies thegallbladder via thecystic artery and theliver via the left and right hepatic arteries |
| gastroduodenal artery | branches into theright gastroepiploic artery andsuperior pancreaticoduodenal artery |
| right gastric artery | branches to supply the lesser curvature of the stomach inferiorly |
