Liver Flashcards
Liver
The largest organ in the body, next to the
skin
Weighs approx 1500 grams in the adult
Intraperitoneal organ
Liver position
-Occupies almost all of the right hypochondrium, the greater part of the epigastrium, and the left hypochondrium
-Inferior to the diaphragm
-The posterior border is in contact with the
right kidney and inferior vena cava
-The aorta lies posterior to the left lobe of the liver
Liver is covered by
Glisson’s Capsule
The subphrenic space
between the liver and the diaphragm
common site for abscess formation.
The right subhepatic space
includes Morison’s pouch
common space for periotoneal fluid or blood to collect
Lesser sac
enclosed portion of the peritoneal space posterior to the liver and stomach
another site for abscess formation
Only a small area is left uncovered
the bare area
In early embryonic life
responsible for hemopoiesis
Lobules contain
hepatocytes, biliary epitheleal cells, and Kupfer cells
Each lobule surrounded by
portal triads, small branches of PV,BD, and HA
Separates anterior and posterior segment of the right lobe
Right hepatic vein
Right intersegmental ligament
Lobes of Liver
Right lobe, Left lobe, Caudate lobe
Separates the lateral and medial segment of the left lobe of the liver
Left hepatic vein Left intersegmental fissure Ligamentum teres Falciform ligament
Separates the right lobe from the left lobe
Middle hepatic vein
Main lobar fissure
Gallbladder fossa
Right Lobe
Largest of the 3 lobes
Contains 3 fossae: 1. porta hepatis 2.gallbladder 3. IVC
divides the right and left lobes
Main lobar fissure
Riedels lobe
A congenital variant,can sometimes be seen as an anterior projection of the liver sometimes extending down to the iliac crest
Left Lobe
Size varies, Can be found just under xiphoid process
Divides the caudal aspect into medial and lateral segments
Falciform ligament and the fissure for the ligamentum teres
Attaches the liver to the diaphragm & anterior abdominal wall
Falciform ligament
Falciform ligament
contains the ligamentum teres, triangular or rounded hyperechoic structure which is the termination of the falciform ligament
Smallest lobe, Situated inferior to the ligamentum venosum
and superior to the inferior vena cava
Caudate Lobe
Main lobar fissure
boundary between the right and left lobes of the liver
On longitudinal scan- it may be seen as a hyperechoic line extending from the portal vein to the neck of the gallbladder
Main lobar fissure
extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm,
contains the ligamentum teres
Falciform ligament
appears as a bright, echogenic triangle on transverse scan, separates the medial and lateral segments of the left lobe of the liver
Ligamentum teres