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duodenum, and is known as the duodenal impression. Just in front of the inferior 

 vena cava is a narrow strip of liver tissue, the caudate process, which connects 

 the right inferior angle of the caudate lobe to the under surface of the right lobe. 

 It forms the upper boundary of the epiploic foramen of the peritoneum. 



Fossa for ductus venosus 

 JUsophageal groove 



Aft 



Papillary 

 process 



Hepatic artery 



Portal vein / Round ligament 



Common bile duct 

 FIG. 1086. Inferior surface of the liver. (From model by His.) 



The posterior surface (fades posterior) (Fig. 1087) is rounded and broad behind 

 the right lobe, but narrow on the left. Over a large part of its extent it is not 



Esophageal groove 



Fossa for 

 ductus venosus 



Papillary Fossa for umbilical vein 

 process 



FIG. ,1087. Posterior and inferior surfaces of the liver. (From model by His. 



covered by peritoneum; this uncovered portion is about 7.5 cm. broad at its widest 

 part, and is in direct contact with the diaphragm. It is marked off from the upper 

 surface by the line of reflection of the upper layer of the coronary ligament, and 



