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Common hepatic artery
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<p>The common hepatic artery is a short <a href="/facts/Blood_vessel/FG3GjPNW">blood vessel</a> that supplies oxygenated <a href="/facts/Blood/03zEulkj">blood</a> to the <a href="/facts/Liver/Rtp4Fk2b">liver</a>, <a href="/facts/Pylorus/920mWuBz">pylorus of the stomach</a>, <a href="/facts/Duodenum/IAIgHBmq">duodenum</a>, <a href="/facts/Pancreas/r0WPGjAq">pancreas</a>, and <a href="/facts/Gallbladder/RPdkQzQM">gallbladder</a>. </p><p>It arises from the <a href="/facts/Celiac_artery/VfwtrY1D">celiac artery</a> and has the following branches: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Branch</th><th>Details</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hepatic_artery_proper/uPsHWQkl">hepatic artery proper</a></td><td>supplies the <a href="/facts/Gallbladder/RPdkQzQM">gallbladder</a> via the <a href="/facts/Cystic_artery/1MAC2AJk">cystic artery</a> and the <a href="/facts/Liver/Rtp4Fk2b">liver</a> via the left and right hepatic arteries</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gastroduodenal_artery/gVe2gzXY">gastroduodenal artery</a></td><td>branches into the <a href="/facts/Right_gastroepiploic_artery/MrGfagLs">right gastroepiploic artery</a> and <a href="/facts/Superior_pancreaticoduodenal_artery/eQ9Lk0B8">superior pancreaticoduodenal artery</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Right_gastric_artery/zxh2slML">right gastric artery</a></td><td>branches to supply the lesser curvature of the stomach inferiorly</td></tr></tbody></table>