THE LIVER 



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3. The round ligament (Lig. teres hepatis), a fibrous cord which extends 

 from the umbiUeal ti.ss;ure to the mnbihcu.s; it is the vestige of the umbilical 

 vein, which in the tVetus carries the blood from the placenta to the liver. 



4. The right lateral ligament (Lig. triangulare dextrum) is a wide fold which 

 attaches the dorsal border of the right lobe to the costal part of the diaphragm. 



Renal inipression 



Cauda Ic />/7>r(',s,s 



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Posterior vena cava 



Attachment of gastro-pancreatic fold 

 Portal vein 

 Portal fissure 

 Hepatic artery 



Attachment of lesser omentum 

 Hepatic duct 

 (Esophageal notch 



Left lateral 

 ligament 



Left 

 border 



Umbilical fissure 



ii',. _',o — Liver of Horse, Visceral Surface. 

 Speciineu from middle-aged subject, hardened in situ. 



5. The left lateral ligament (Lig. triangulare sinistrum) attaches the dorsal 

 edge of the left lobe to the tendinous center of the diaphragm. 



6. The hepato-renal or caudate ligament (Lig. hepatorenale) attaches the 

 caudate process to the right kidney and the base of the caecum. The gastro-hepatic 

 omentum and the mesoduodenum have been described. 



As stated above, the liver is divided by fissures into three principal lobes — 

 right, middle, and left. The right lobe is the largest in the young subject and is 



