Cystic artery
The cystic artery (also known as bachelor artery) is (usually) a branch of the right hepatic artery that provides arterial supply to the gallbladder and contributes arterial supply to the extrahepatic bile ducts.
| Cystic artery | |
|---|---|
The cystic artery branches from the right hepatic artery. | |
Relationship to other vessels. (Note that relationships are highly variable -- see below.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Right hepatic artery |
| Branches | Superior branch Deep branch |
| Vein | Cystic vein |
| Supplies | Gall bladder and cystic duct |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria cystica |
| TA98 | A12.2.12.031 |
| TA2 | 4230 |
| FMA | 14835 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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