Hepatic artery

Definition

The hepatic artery is a blood vessel that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the liver, an essential organ in the digestive system. It branches off from the celiac trunk, which is a major artery in the abdominal cavity that supplies various organs.

Related terms

Liver:

The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients from food, filters toxins from the blood, and produces bile for digestion.

Bile:

Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, crucial for breaking down fats into absorbable fatty acids.

Gallbladder:

The gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods in the small intestine