Coronary ligament
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| Coronary ligament | |
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| Posterior and inferior surfaces of the liver. (Coronary ligament labeled at center right.) | |
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| Vertical disposition of the peritoneum. Main cavity, red; omental bursa, blue. | |
| Latin | ligamentum coronarium hepatis |
| Gray's | subject #250 1192 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492023 |
The coronary ligament consists of an upper and a lower layer.
- The upper layer is formed by the reflection of the peritoneum from the upper margin of the bare area of the liver to the under surface of the diaphragm, and is continuous with the right layer of the falciform ligament.
- The lower layer is reflected from the lower margin of the bare area on to the right kidney and suprarenal gland, and is termed the hepatorenal ligament.
The right triangular ligament and left triangular ligament are part of the coronary ligament, and mark its extremities.
The area encircled by the coronary ligament is the bare area of the liver.
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 The superior surface of the liver. |
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