Left lobe of liver
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| Left lobe of liver | |
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| Posterior and inferior surfaces of the liver. (Left lobe labeled at upper left.) | |
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| 1: Right lobe of liver 2: Left lobe of liver 3: Quadrate lobe of liver 4: Round ligament of liver 5: Falciform ligament 6: Caudate lobe of liver 7: Inferior vena cava 8: Common bile duct 9: Hepatic artery 10: Portal vein 11: Cystic duct 12: Hepatic duct 13: Gallbladder |
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| Latin | lobus hepatis sinister |
| Gray's | subject #250 1192 |
The left lobe is smaller and more flattened than the right. It is situated in the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions. Its upper surface is slightly convex and is moulded on to the diaphragm; its under surface presents the gastric impression and omental tuberosity.
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The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed.
External links [edit]
- Left+lobe+of+liver at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 12581.000-1
- SUNY Labs 38:12-0201 - "The Visceral Surface of the Liver"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7768
- SUNY Anatomy Image 8189
- Cross section at UV pembody/body8a
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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