THE LIVER 977 



The inferior surface consists of that part of tlic liver in front of and including 

 the transvcTi^c lisisuri'. It is irregularly concave. It is covered hy peritoneum, 

 exeejjt where the gall bladder comes in contact with its surface, and at the trans- 

 verse fissure where the lesser omentum leaves the liver. It consists of three r)arts 

 — viz., the «iuadrate lobe, nearly all the left lol)e, and the under surface of the right 

 lolie riig. oSO). This inferior surface is divided into right and left sections hy The 

 longitudinal fissure which forms \\w inferior separation between the right anil left 

 lobes. _ The part of the longitudinal fissure seen on this surface is known as the 

 umbilical fissure from its contahiing during f(ptal life the umbilical vein, the 

 remains of which are now to be seen as the round ligament. It runs from before 



Fm. 578.— The Visckra of tttk Farns. (KUdiuger.) 



LIVER 

 Suspensory ligament 



SMALL INTESTINE 



LUNG 



RIGHT AURICLE 



RIGHT VENTRICLE 



PART OF TRANSVERSE 

 COLON 



Hypogastric artery 





backwards, meeting the transverse fi.^sure Ix-hind. The portion of the left lobe 

 included on this surface is nuich smaller than the similar surface of the right lobe. 

 It lies over the cardiac i)art of the stomach and the anterior surface adjoining the 

 le.><ser curvature, and sliows an impression (impre.^'o'o t/nstriai) made ])y that organ. 

 Its anterior border is sharp and freer but l)ehind, tlie si-i)aration from the jiosterior 

 surface is very ill defined. 



The under surface of the right lobe is divided into two by the gall bladder, 



which is contained in a fossa (the fo>i$a of the ffttll bladder). The inner of these two 



l)ortions, which is bounded In- the umbilical fissure to the left, the fossa of the gall 



bladder to the right, and the transverse (issure behind, is called the quadrate lobe, 



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