Hepatic artery proper

Hepatic artery proper

Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria hepatica propria
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Caption = The hepatic artery proper branches from the common hepatic artery. (Hepatic artery labeled near center, on path to liver at upper left.)


Caption2 = Inferior surface of the liver. (Entrance for hepatic artery labeled at bottom center.)
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The hepatic artery proper (also proper hepatic artery), arises from the common hepatic artery and runs alongside 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.


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External links

* [http://www.whcenter.org/14736.cfm Proper hepatic artery] - Washington Hospital Center.
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* - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Contents of the Hepatoduodenal ligament"
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