GI Ligaments

Question 1

Falciform Ligament

Answer 1

Liver to anterior abdominal
wall

Structures Contained:
Ligamentum teres hepatis
(derivative of fetal umbilical
vein)

Derivative of ventral mesentery

Question 2

Hepatoduodenal Ligament

Answer 2

Liver to duodenum

Structures Contained:
*Portal triad: proper hepatic
artery, portal vein, common
bile duct

• Pringle maneuver here!
• Borders the omental foramen, which connects the greater and lesser sacs

Question 3

Gastrohepatic Ligament

Answer 3

Liver to *lesser curvature of
stomach

Structures Contained:
Gastric arteries

• Separates greater and lesser sacs on the *right
• May be cut during surgery to access lesser sac

Question 4

Gastrocolic Ligament

Answer 4

*Greater curvature and
transverse colon

Structures Contained:
Gastroepiploic arteries

-Part of greater omentum

Question 5

Gastrosplenic

Answer 5

*Greater curvature and spleen

Structures Contained:
Short gastrics, left gastroepiploic vessels

• Separates greater and lesser sacs on the *left
• Part of greater omentum

Question 6

Splenorenal

Answer 6

Spleen to posterior abdominal wall

Structures Contained:
Splenic artery and vein, tail of pancreas