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Fig. 159. — The Liver. Front View. (Gerrish.) 



ligament, results from the atrophy of the umbilical vein of intra- 

 uterine life. 



Fissures. — The liver is divided by five fissures into five lobes. 

 The important fissures are (1) the portal, or transverse, which 

 is the gateway for vessels, ducts, and nerves to enter and leave 



Fig. 160. — The Liver. Lowlt surface. (Gerrish.) 



