common hepatic artery
(redirected from arteria hepatica communis)com·mon he·pa·tic ar·ter·y
[TA]origin, terminal branch (with splenic artery) celiac trunk; branches, right gastric (variable), gastroduodenal, and proper hepatic.
Synonym(s): arteria hepatica communis [TA]
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com·mon he·pa·tic ar·te·ry
(kom'ŏn he-pat'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]Origin, celiac;branches, right gastric, gastroduodenal, and proper hepatic.
Synonym(s): arteria hepatica communis.
Synonym(s): arteria hepatica communis.
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common hepatic artery
A branch of the celiac artery. It runs forward and to the right. After giving off the gastroduodenal artery, the common hepatic artery continues toward the liver as the hepatic artery.
See also: artery
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