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| Posterior and inferior surfaces of the liver. (Left lobe labeled at upper left. ) | |
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| 1: Right lobe of liver 2: Left lobe of liver 3: Quadrate lobe of liver 4: Round ligament of liver 5: Falciform ligament 6: Caudate lobe of liver 7: Inferior vena cava 8: Common bile duct 9: Hepatic artery 10: Portal vein 11: Cystic duct 12: Hepatic duct 13: Gallbladder |
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| Latin | lobus hepatis sinister |
| Gray's | subject #250 1192 |
The left lobe is smaller and more flattened than the right. The right lobe is much larger than the left the proportion between them being as six to one The quadrate lobe is an area of the Liver situated on the under surface of the right lobe bounded in front by the Anterior margin of the liver; behind by the For other structures with similar name see Round ligament. In Anatomy, the round ligament of (the liver (also commonly known by its The falciform ligament is a broad and thin antero-posterior peritoneal fold falciform (Latin "sickle-shaped" in shape its base being directed downward and backward its apex The caudate lobe ( posterior hepatic segment I, Spigelian lobe) is situated upon the postero-inferior surface of the liver on the Left lobe of the liver, The inferior vena cava (or IVC is the large Vein that carries de-oxygenated Blood from the lower half of the body into the Heart. Bile, which is synthesized in the liver is carried to the right and left hepatic ducts which converge along with the Cystic duct to form the Common hepatic duct. The cystic duct is the short Duct that joins the Gall bladder to the Common bile duct. The common hepatic duct is the duct formed by the convergence of the Right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the Right functional lobe of the liver) and the The gallbladder (or cholecyst sometimes gall bladder is a small organ whose function in the body is to store Bile and aid in the digestive process Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Gray's Anatomy the Respiratory apparatus ( Apparatus Respiratorius Respiratory system Respiratory apparatus It is situated in the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions. The epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the Abdomen. Hypochondriasis (or hypochondria, sometimes referred to as health phobia) refers to an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness Its upper surface is slightly convex and is moulded on to the diaphragm; its under surface presents the gastric impression and omental tuberosity. Where the anterior surface of the Pancreas joins the neck there is a well-marked prominence the tuber omentale, which abuts against the posterior surface of the Lesser
Additional images
 The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed. |
External links
- Left+lobe+of+liver at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 12581.000-1
- SUNY Labs 38:12-0201 - "The Visceral Surface of the Liver"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7768
- SUNY Anatomy Image 8189
- Cross section at UV pembody/body8a
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