It descends to the pyloric end of the stomach before passing from right to left along its lesser curvature, supplying it with branches, and finally anastomosing with the left gastric artery.

[1][verification needed] Origin In most (53%) individuals, the RGA arises from the proper hepatic artery.

It can also arise from the region of division of the common hepatic artery (20%), the left branch of the hepatic artery (15%), the gastroduodenal artery (8%), and - most rarely - the common hepatic artery itself (4%).

[1] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 604 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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