ABDOMINAL CAVITY 517 



After the right lobe of the liver has been removed from the abdomen 

 attach the left lobe to it with long pins, and study the various surfaces and 

 parts of the gland with the utmost care. 



The Surfaces of the Liver. The anterior surface, and the 

 base or right lateral surface, are smooth, convex, and covered 

 by peritoneum. They are separated from each other by a 

 rounded and indistinct border. The base is in relation with 

 the right part of the diaphragm, from the level of the seventh 

 to the level of the eleventh rib in the mid-axillary line, and 



Coronary ligament 



Ligamentum teres 



Gall-bladder 



FlG. 198. Anterior Surface of the Liver. 



it is separated by the diaphragm from the lower part of the 

 right lung and right pleural sac. 



The Anterior Surface is in relation with the anterior part 

 of the diaphragm, on each side of the sub-costal angle, and 

 opposite the sub-costal angle with the posterior surfaces of 

 the sheaths of the recti muscles, and the lower border of the 

 falciform ligament is attached to it nearer to its left than to 

 its right extremity. 



The Superior Surface is also smooth and covered by 

 peritoneum. On the right and on the left, where it fits into 

 the corresponding cupolae of the diaphragm, and is separated 

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