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THE HUMAN BODY. 



situated in the upper part of the abdominal cavity (le, le', 

 Fig. 4), rather more on the right than on the left side, imme- 

 diately below the diaphragm. The liver is of dark reddish- 

 brown color, and of soft friable texture. The vessels carrying 

 blood to the liver (Fig. 52) are the portal vein, Vp, (p. 208) 

 and the liepatic artery; both enter it at a groove on its under 



Dch 



Lv 



FIG. 52 The under surface of the liver, d, rfeht, and s, left lobe; Vh. hepa- 

 10 vein; Pp, portal vein; Fc, vena cava inferior; Dch. common bile duct; DC 

 cystic duct; Dh, hepatic duct; F/, gall-bladder. 



side, and there also a duct passes out from each half of the 

 organ. The ducts unite to form the liepatic duct, Dh, 

 which meets the cystic duct, DC, proceeding from the gall- 

 bladder, Vf, a pear-shaped sac in which the bile or gall 

 formed by the liver accumulates when food is not being di- 

 gested in the intestine. The common bile duct, Dch, formed 



Describe the color and texture of the liver. What vessels brin- 

 blood to it? Describe the arran-ement of its ducts. What is the 

 gall-bladder? Where does the common bile duct open? 



