Lesson 3A (Part 3) Flashcards
What are 4 liver suspensory ligaments?
- Falciform ligament
- Ligamentum teres
- round ligaments - Coronary ligament
- Left and right triangular ligament
What does the falciform ligament divide?
The liver into left and right lobes
What does the falciform ligament attach?
The anterosuperior surface of the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm
Ligamentum teres
Is the small (almost unnoticeable) tail of the left umbilical vein
Where does the ligamentum teres originate from?
From the free edge of the falciform ligament and extending to the the umbilicus
Where does the falciform sit?
Anteriorly
What does the coronary ligament attach?
The liver to the inferior surface of the diaphragm
What does the coronary ligament consist of?
2 layers of peritoneum which are separated from each other by a space equal to the size of the bare area if the liver
Where is the coronary ligament situated?
Up on top of the liver, close to the heart
Left and right triangle ligaments
Where the layers of the coronary ligament meet to the left and right respectively
What do the triangular ligaments do?
They pull the liver up to the diaphragm
Are the triangle ligaments covered by peritoneum?
No
What creates the bare spot on the liver?
The direct contact between the diaphragm and the liver
Why is there no friction between the diaphragm and the liver?
The are attached, so they move together
Intraperitoneal structures
Are structures that are completely surrounded by visceral peritoneum and attached to the abdominal cavity wall by the mesentery
