Hepatogastric ligament

Hepatogastric ligament
In this image, the hepatogastric ligament is labeled the lesser omentum, which it is part of. The hepatoduodenal ligament is a separate ligament that is also part of the lesser omentum.
Details
From	Liver
To	Stomach
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum hepatogastricum
TA98	A10.1.02.104
TA2	3753
FMA	16520
Anatomical terminology

The hepatogastric ligament or gastrohepatic ligament connects the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach. It contains the right and the left gastric arteries. In the abdominal cavity, it separates the greater and lesser sacs on the right. It is sometimes cut during surgery in order to access the lesser sac. The hepatogastric ligament consists of a dense cranial portion and the caudal portion termed the pars flaccida.

Additional images

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  Hepatogastric ligament

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1157 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• Anatomy photo:37:05-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Abdominal Cavity - The Lesser Omentum"
• Peritoneal Cavity Development - Page 6 of 14 anatomy module at med.umich.edu