Unit 3 - Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum: Fissures of the Visceral (I) Surface of the Liver (Ex. III)

Question 1

right sagittal fissure

Answer 1

• gallbladder A between right and quadrate lobes

- IVC P between right and caudate lobes

Question 2

transverse fissure

Answer 2

• porta hepatis (hilum) –> structures of portal triad enter and exit:
  
  • proper hepatic a.
  • portal v.
  • common bile duct

Question 3

left sagittal fissure

Answer 3

• round ligament –> A between left and quadrate lobes; remnant of umbilical v.
• ligamentum venosum –> P between left and caudate lobes; remnant of ductus venosus