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LIVER
GROSS ANATOMY
Features
Location
External Features
Five surfaces
Borders
Lobes
Relations
Peritoneal relations
Visceral Relations
Anterior surface
Posterior surface
Superior surface
Inferior surface
Right surface
Blood supply
Hepatic segments
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY
Development of liver
- LIVER
- Diaphragmatic surface
- Superior part
- Cardiac impression
- Anterior part
- Right part
- Posterior part
- Bare area
- Groove for vena cava
- Fissure for ligamentum venosum
- Ligamentum venosum Arantii
- Visceral surface
- Fossa for gallgladder
- Fissure for ligamentum teres; fissure for round ligament
- Round ligament of the liver
- Porta hepatis
- Omental tuberosity
- Oesophageal impression
- Gastric impression
- Duodenal impression
- Colic impression
- Renal impression
- Suprarenal impression
- Inferior border
- Notch for ligamentum teres
- Right lobe of liver
- Left lobe of liver
- Fibrous appendix of liver
- Quadrate lobe
- Caudate lobe
- Papillary process
- Caudate process
- Hepatic segmentation
- Umbilical fissure
- Main portal fissure
- Right portal fissure
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- Left lateral division
- Left posterior lateral segment; segment II
- Left anterior lateral segment; segment III
- Left medial division
- Left medial segment; segment IV
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- Posterior sgment; caudate lobe; segment I
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- Right medial division
- Anterior medial segment; segment V
- Posterior medial segment; segment VIII
- Right lateral division
- Anterior lateral segment; segment VI
- Posterior lateral segment; segment VII
- Serosa; serous coat
- Subserosa; subserous layer
- Fibrous capsule
- Perivascular fibrous capsule
- Lobules of liver
- Interlobular arteries
- Interlobular veins
- Central veins
- Interlobular bile ducts
- Common hepatic duct
- Right hepatic duct
- Anterior branch
- Posterior branch
- Left hepatic duct
- Lateral branch
- Medial branch
- Right duct of caudate lobe
- Left duct of caudate lobe
- GALLBLADDER
- Fundus of gallbladder
- Infundibulum of gallbladder
- Body of gallbladder
- Neck of gallbladder
- Serosa; serous coat
- Subserosa; subserous layer
- Muscular layer; muscular coat
- Mucosa; mucous membrane
- Mucosal folds; rugae
- Cystic duct
- Spiral fold
- Bile duct
- Sphincter of bile duct
- Superior sphincter
- Inferior sphincter
- Hepatopancreatic ampulla; biliaropancreatic ampulla
- Sphincter of ampulla Oddi
- Glands of bile duct
TERMINOLOGY
HEPAR | LIVER | |
Facies diaphragmatica | Diaphragmatic surface | |
Pars superior | Superior part | |
Impressio cardiaca | Cardiac impression | |
Pars anterior | Anterior part | |
Pars dextra | Right part | |
Pars posterior | Posterior part | |
Area nuda | Bare area | |
Sulcus venae cavae | Groove for vena cava | |
Fissura ligamenti venosi | Fissure for ligamentum venosum | |
Lig. venosum Arantii | Ligamentum venosum Arantii | |
Facies visceralis | Visceral surface | |
Fossa vesicae biliaris; fossa vesicae felleae | Fossa for gallgladder | |
Fissura ligamenti teretis | Fissure for ligamentum teres; fissure for round ligament | |
Lig. teres hepatis | Round ligament of the liver | |
Porta hepatis | Porta hepatis | |
Tuber omentale | Omental tuberosity | |
Impressio oesophagealis | Oesophageal impression | |
Impressio gastrica | Gastric impression | |
Impressio duodenalis | Duodenal impression | |
Impressio colica | Colic impression | |
Impressio renalis | Renal impression | |
Impressio suprarenalis | Suprarenal impression | |
Margo inferior | Inferior border | |
Incisura ligamenti teretis | Notch for ligamentum teres | |
Lobus hepatis dexter | Right lobe of liver | |
Lobus hepatis sinister | Left lobe of liver | |
Appendix fibrosa hepatis | Fibrous appendix of liver | |
Lobus quadratus | Quadrate lobe | |
Lobus caudatus | Caudate lobe | |
Processus papillaris | Papillary process | |
Processus caudatus | Caudate process | |
Segmentatio hepatis | Hepatic segmentation | |
Fissura umbilicalis | Umbilical fissure | |
Fissura portalis principalis | Main portal fissure | |
Fissura portalis dextra | Right portal fissure | |
Pars hepatis sinistra | Left liver; left part of liver | |
Divisio lateralis sinistra | Left lateral division | |
Segmentum posterius laterale sinistrum; segmentum II | Left posterior lateral segment; segment II | |
Segmentum anterius laterale sinistrum; segmentum III | Left anterior lateral segment; segment III | |
Divisio medialis sinistra | Left medial division | |
Segmentum mediale sinistrum; segmentum IV | Left medial segment; segment IV | |
Pars posterior hepatis; lobus caudatus | Posterior liver; posterior part of liver; caudate lobe | |
Segmentum posterius; lobus caudatus; segmentum I | Posterior sgment; caudate lobe; segment I | |
Pars hepatis dextra | Right liver; right part of liver | |
Divisio medialis dextra | Right medial division | |
Segmentum anterius mediale dextrum; segmentum V | Anterior medial segment; segment V | |
Segmentum posterius mediale dextrum; segmentum VIII | Posterior medial segment; segment VIII | |
Divisio lateralis dextra | Right lateral division | |
Segmentum anterius laterale dextrum; segmentum VI | Anterior lateral segment; segment VI | |
Segmentum posterius laterale dextrum; segmentum VII | Posterior lateral segment; segment VII | |
Tunica serosa | Serosa; serous coat | |
Tela subserosa | Subserosa; subserous layer | |
Tunica fibrosa | Fibrous capsule | |
Capsula fibrosa perivascularis | Perivascular fibrous capsule | |
Lobuli hepatis | Lobules of liver | |
Aa. interlobulares | Interlobular arteries | |
Vv. interlobulares | Interlobular veins | |
Vv. centrales | Central veins | |
Ductus biliferi interlobulares | Interlobular bile ducts | |
Ductus hepaticus communis | Common hepatic duct | |
Ductus hepaticus dexter | Right hepatic duct | |
R. anterior | Anterior branch | |
R. posterior | Posterior branch | |
Ductus hepaticus sinister | Left hepatic duct | |
R. lateralis | Lateral branch | |
R. medialis | Medial branch | |
Ductus lobi caudati dexter | Right duct of caudate lobe | |
Ductus lobi caudati sinister | Left duct of caudate lobe | |
VESICA BILIARIS; VESICA FELLEA | GALLBLADDER | |
Fundus vesicae biliaris; fundus vesicae felleae | Fundus of gallbladder | |
Infundibulum vesicae biliaris; infundibulum vesicae felleae | Infundibulum of gallbladder | |
Corpus vesicae biliaris; corpus vesicae felleae | Body of gallbladder | |
Collum vesicae biliaris; collum vesicae felleae | Neck of gallbladder | |
Tunica serosa | Serosa; serous coat | |
Tela subserosa | Subserosa; subserous layer | |
Tunica muscularis | Muscular layer; muscular coat | |
Tunica mucosa | Mucosa; mucous membrane | |
Plicae mucosae; rugae | Mucosal folds; rugae | |
Ductus cysticus | Cystic duct | |
Plica spiralis | Spiral fold | |
Ductus choledochus; ductus biliaris | Bile duct | |
M. sphincter ductus choledochi; m. sphincter ductus biliaris | Sphincter of bile duct | |
M. sphincter superior | Superior sphincter | |
M. sphincter inferior | Inferior sphincter | |
Ampulla hepatopancreatica; ampulla biliaropancreatica | Hepatopancreatic ampulla; biliaropancreatic ampulla | |
M. sphincter ampullae Oddi | Sphincter of ampulla Oddi | |
Glandulae ductus choledochi; glandulae ductus biliaris | Glands of bile duct |
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