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of the stomach, and the anterior surface of that organ close 

 to the small curvature. The part related to the cardiac orifice 

 presents an impression, called the impressio gastrica. The part 

 to the right of this impression, close to the back part of the umbilical 

 fissure, presents a smooth round eminence, called the tuher omentale. 

 This eminence projects in a backward direction over the small 

 curvature of the stomach, and so abuts against the anterior layer 

 of the gastro-hepatic omentum : hence the name, tuber omentale. 

 The part of the inferior surface to the right of the umbilical fissure 

 presents, as its most striking object, the gall-bladder, which occupies 

 the cystic fossa. This fossa extends from the anterior border to the 



Inferior Vena Cava 



Lobus Caudatus 



Lobus Spigeln 

 Venosal Fisiure 

 Esophageal Groove 



Impressio Suprarcnalis 



Uncovered Area of Right Lobe 



Impressio Duodenalis 



Impressio Renolis 



na Portae 



Cystic Duct 



mpressio Gastric 

 on Left Lobe 



Tuber Omentale / 



Hepatic Artery / [ ' ; I Impressio Colica 



Hepatic Duct ' , I Gall-bladder 



! j Lobus Quadratus 



Round Ligament Ductus Communis Choledochus 



Fig. 301. — The Inferior Scrface of the Liver. 



portal or transverse fissure. It has the quadrate lobe on its left 

 side, and a large part of the right lobe on its right side. The por- 

 tion of the inferior surface of the right lobe to the left of the gall- 

 bladder includes the following parts : the quadrate lobe, the portal 

 or transverse fissure, the caudate lobe, and the lower margin of 

 Spigel's lobe. 



The quadrate lobe, which is elongated from before backwards, is 

 bounded anteriorly by the anterior border of the liver ; posteriorly, 

 by the portal or transverse fissure ; on the right side by the gall- 

 bladder and cystic fossa ; and on the left by the umbilical fissure. 

 It is in contact with the pyloric end of the stomach and first part 

 of the duodenum. 



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