| Common hepatic artery | |
| Latin: | arteria hepatica communis |
| Branchfrom: | Celiac artery |
| Branchto: | Hepatic artery proper 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.[1]
It arises from the celiac artery[2] and has the following branches:[3]
| Branch | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| supplies the gallbladder via the cystic artery and the liver via the left and right hepatic arteries | |||
| branches into the right gastroepiploic artery and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery | |||
| branches to supply the lesser curvature of the stomach inferiorly |