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hepatic artery
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hepatic artery - arteries that supply the liver arteria hepaticaarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the bodyliver - large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes |
hepatic artery
hepatic artery[he′pad·ik ′ärd·ə·rē] (anatomy) A branch of the celiac artery that carries blood to the stomach, pancreas, great omentum, liver, and gallbladder. hepatic artery
hepatic artery (1) Common hepatic artery; arteria hepatica communis [NA].
(2) Proper hepatic artery; arteria hepatica propria [NA].hepatic arteryThe continuation of the common hepatic artery past the point from which the gastroduodenal artery branches off. The single (unpaired) hepatic artery gives off a branch to the gallbladder, i.e., the cystic artery and a branch to the stomach, i.e., the right gastric artery, before it divides into a right and left hepatic artery, which deliver systemic (oxygenated) blood to the liver. See: liver for illus.See also: arteryHepatic arteryThe blood vessel supplying arterial blood to the liver.Mentioned in: Liver TransplantationAcronymsSeeheadachehepatic artery
Related to hepatic artery: splenic artery, hepatic portal vein, gastric arterySynonyms for hepatic arterynoun arteries that supply the liverSynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
- liver
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