Common hepatic artery
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
244263001
Common hepatic artery
Definition
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), pancreas, and gall bladder. It arises from the celiac artery and has the following branches: the hepatic artery proper, the gastroduodenal artery and the right gastric artery.
The Common hepatic artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.
Also identified as
- SCTID 244263001 per UBERON