Kalmar "hepatic arteria" tana nufin jijiyar hanta, wanda shine jigon jini wanda ke ba da jinin oxygenated zuwa hanta. Ya taso daga jikin celiac, wanda shine babban reshe na aorta na ciki, kuma ya rarraba zuwa ƙananan rassa a cikin hanta. Hepatic artery yana da mahimmanci ga aikin hanta na rayuwa da aikin detoxification, kuma duk wani toshewa ko lalacewa ga wannan jijiya na iya haifar da mummunan sakamako ga lafiyar hanta.