Hepatic artery proper
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The hepatic artery proper or the proper hepatic artery arises from the common hepatic artery as it divides into its two terminal branches, a branch of coeliac trunk
Gross anatomy
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The hepatic artery proper runs anterior to the portal vein and to the left of the common bile duct to form the portal triad. These three structures maintain this position while lying between the duodenum and the porta hepatis, enveloped in peritoneum in the free edge of the lesser sac 1. It then terminates by bifurcating into the right and left hepatic arteries before entering the porta hepatis of the liver.
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Variant anatomy
See main article: variant hepatic arterial anatomy.
-<p>The <strong>hepatic artery proper</strong> or the <strong>proper hepatic artery</strong> arises from the <a href="/articles/common-hepatic-artery">common hepatic artery</a>, a branch of <a href="/articles/coeliac-artery">coeliac trunk</a>. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Course</h5><p>The hepatic artery proper runs anterior to the <a href="/articles/portal-vein">portal vein</a> and to the left of the <a href="/articles/common-bile-duct">common bile duct</a> to form the <a href="/articles/portal-triad">portal triad</a>. It then terminates by bifurcating into the right and left hepatic arteries before entering the <a title="Porta hepatis" href="/articles/porta-hepatis">porta hepatis</a> of the liver.</p><h5>Branches</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>hepatic artery proper</strong> or the <strong>proper hepatic artery</strong> arises from the <a href="/articles/common-hepatic-artery">common hepatic artery</a> as it divides into its two terminal branches, the hepatic artery proper and the gastroduodenal artery. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Course</h5><p>The hepatic artery proper runs anterior to the <a href="/articles/portal-vein">portal vein</a> and to the left of the <a href="/articles/common-bile-duct">common bile duct</a> to form the <a href="/articles/portal-triad">portal triad</a>. These three structures maintain this position while lying between the duodenum and the porta hepatis, enveloped in peritoneum in the free edge of the lesser sac <sup>1</sup>. It then terminates by bifurcating into the right and left hepatic arteries before entering the <a href="/articles/porta-hepatis">porta hepatis</a> of the liver.</p><h5>Branches</h5><ul>
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- 2. Whitaker RH, Borley NR. Instant Anatomy. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN:140519961X. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN140519961X">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140519961X">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 1. Mcminn. Last's Anatomy. Elsevier Australia. (2003) ISBN:0729537528. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0729537528">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0729537528">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
- 1. Whitaker RH, Borley NR. Instant Anatomy. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN:140519961X. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN140519961X">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/140519961X">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
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