Hepatic branches of anterior vagal trunk

The hepatic branches of anterior vagal trunk are branches of the anterior vagal trunk that provide parasympathetic innervation the liver,^: 499 and gallbladder.^: 266 Each anterior vagal trunk (it may be doubled or tripled) issues 1-2 hepatic branches which pass through the superior part of the omentum minus to reach and join the hepatic (nervous) plexus^{: 250–252} before proceeding to the porta hepatis.^: 262 The anterior vagal trunk is the main source of parasymathetic afferents for the hepatic plexus.