Surgical anatomy of innervation of the gallbladder in humans and Suncus murinus with special reference to morphological understanding of gallstone formation after gastrectomy

Figure 2 Innervation of the gallbladder (GB) from the dorsal aspect (A) in a cadaver and a schematic representation of it (B). The branches innervating the GB arise from the posterior hepatic plexus, and run along the cystic duct (CD). Ao: aorta; CA: cystic artery; CBD: common bile duct; CeA: celiac artery; CHA: common hepatic artery; D: duodenum; IVC: inferior vena cave; L: liver; PHA: proper hepatic artery; PSPDA: posterior superior pancreatoduodenal artery; PV: portal vein; RCeG: right celiac ganglion; SMA: superior mesenteric artery.