Examine the common hepatic artery, its course, branching pattern, anatomical relations, and blood supply to upper abdominal organs.
What is the common hepatic artery?
A major artery arising from the celiac trunk that supplies the liver and other upper abdominal organs through its branches.
In This Section
1. What is the common hepatic artery?
2. From which artery does the common hepatic artery typically originate?
3. Which embryological region of the gastrointestinal tract is supplied by the common hepatic arterial system?
4. In which general direction does the common hepatic artery travel from the celiac trunk?
5. Along which anatomical border of the pancreas does the common hepatic artery typically course?
6. What is the relationship of the common hepatic artery to the lesser sac?
7. Which two arteries are the principal continuations of the common hepatic artery in classical anatomy?
8. Which artery marks the transition from the common hepatic artery to the proper hepatic artery?
9. Which artery commonly arises from the common hepatic artery and supplies part of the lesser curvature of the stomach?
10. Which artery typically anastomoses with the right gastric artery along the lesser curvature?
11. What is the typical course of the gastroduodenal artery after branching from the common hepatic artery?
12. Which two principal terminal arteries commonly arise from the gastroduodenal artery?
13. Which branch of the gastroduodenal artery runs along the greater curvature of the stomach?
14. Which part of the pancreas receives blood through the superior pancreaticoduodenal arteries?
15. Which arteries connect the common hepatic arterial territory with the superior mesenteric arterial territory?
16. Within which ligament does the proper hepatic artery ascend toward the liver?
17. What is the typical relationship of the proper hepatic artery to the portal vein within the hepatoduodenal ligament?
18. Which structure normally lies to the right of the proper hepatic artery within the portal triad?
19. Into which two principal branches does the proper hepatic artery usually divide?
20. Which artery usually gives rise to the cystic artery supplying the gallbladder?
21. What is a recognized variation in the origin of the common hepatic artery?
22. What is a hepatomesenteric trunk?
23. Which named hepatic arterial variation involves an accessory or replaced right hepatic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery?
24. Why is the common hepatic artery important in hepatic arterial infusion therapy?
25. Which maneuver temporarily compresses the hepatic arterial inflow and portal venous inflow to control liver bleeding?
26. Which artery is particularly vulnerable to erosion by a posterior duodenal ulcer?
27. What is a common hepatic artery aneurysm?
28. Which imaging technique can delineate the branching pattern and anatomical variations of the common hepatic artery?
29. Why must surgeons identify common hepatic artery variations before pancreaticoduodenectomy?
30. Why is preservation of hepatic arterial inflow important during hepatobiliary surgery?