THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

ARTERIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Supplies the liver.
A
Common hepatic artery
B
Left subclavian artery
C
Left common carotid artery
D
Esophageal arteries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The liver has two blood supplies, the hepatic artery and the portal vein. The hepatic artery provides oxygen and nutrition, while the portal vein delivers substances absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract for metabolic conversion and/or removal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Right hepatic artery (RHA) supplies the right lobe and the half of the caudate lobe of the liver. It also gives cystic artery, which supplies the gall bladder. Left hepatic artery (LHA) supplies the left lobe, quadrate lobe and the other half of the caudate lobe of the liver [2, 3].

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