Hepatic artery proper
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| Artery: Hepatic artery proper | |
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| The hepatic artery proper branches from the common hepatic artery. (Hepatic artery labeled near center, on path to liver at upper left.) | |
| Inferior surface of the liver. (Entrance for hepatic artery labeled at bottom center.) | |
| Latin | arteria hepatica propria |
| Gray's | subject #154 603 |
| Source | common hepatic artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12154486 |
The hepatic artery proper (also proper hepatic artery), arises from the common hepatic artery and joins the portal vein and the common bile duct to form the portal triad. It subsequently gives off the cystic artery which feeds the gallbladder before bifurcating into the right and left hepatic arteries.
[edit] 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. |
Section across portal canal of pig. X 250. |
The pancreatic duct. |
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
- Proper hepatic artery - Washington Hospital Center.
- Dictionary at eMedicine Hepatic+artery+proper
- SUNY Labs 38:03-0104 - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal ligament"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 8329
