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) and pancreas.
It arises from the celiac artery and has the following branches:
| Branch | Details |
| hepatic artery proper | supplies the gallbladder via the cystic artery and the liver via the left and right hepatic arteries |
| gastroduodenal artery | branches into right gastro-omental artery (also called gastroepiploic artery ) and superior pancreaticoduodenal artery |
| Right gastric artery | branches to supply the small curveture of the stomach inferiorly |
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