The Liver Flashcards
Describe the gross anatomy of the liver including its structure, relations, vascular supply and innervation
The healthy liver is located in which abdominal regions?
Right hypochondriac, epigastrium, left hypochondriac
Which five structures are anterior to the liver?
Right and left costal margins, right and left pleura, anterior abdominal wall, lungs, xiphoid process
Which six structures are posterior to the liver?
Colon, hepatic flexure, oesophagus, gallbladder, stomach, inferior vena cava, duodenum, right kidney
Which ligament is a remnant of the ductus venosus and is attached to the portal vein and the IVC?
Ligamentum venosum
Which ligament is a reflection of visceral peritoneum that extends from the posterior surface of the liver onto the diaphragm?
Coronary ligament
Which ligament is a double fold of peritoneum that connects anterior and superior surfaces of the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?
Falciform ligament
Which ligament is the part of the lesser omentum which extends from liver to lesser curvature of stomach
Hepatogastric ligament
Which ligament is the free border of the lesser omentum, and contains the bile duct, portal vein and hepatic artery?
Hepatoduodenal ligament
Which structure is located in the fossa of the anterior part of the right sagittal fissure of the liver?
Gallbladder
