Arterial blood supply of liver
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The liver receives arterial blood supply from the hepatic artery. It originates from the celiac trunk, travels through the free margin of the lesser omentum (runs through the hepatoduodenal ligament) to reach the liver and then enters it via the porta hepatis. Overall, the hepatic artery has two segments: