Transverse fissure of liver
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- Porta redirects here. For the French commune, see Porta, Pyrénées-Orientales.
| Transverse fissure of liver | |
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| Inferior surface of the liver. | |
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| The portal vein and its tributaries. (Porta hepatis labeled at upper right.) | |
| Latin | porta hepatis |
| Gray's | subject #250 1191 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | p_29/12660169 |
The porta hepatis or transverse fissure is a short but deep fissure, about 5 cm. long, extending transversely across the under surface of the left portion of the right lobe, nearer its posterior surface than its anterior border.
It joins nearly at right angles with the left sagittal fossa, and separates the quadrate lobe in front from the caudate lobe and process behind.
It transmits the portal vein, the hepatic artery and nerves, and the hepatic duct and lymphatics.
The hepatic duct lies in front and to the right, the hepatic artery to the left, and the portal vein behind and between the duct and artery.
[edit] External links
- Norman/Georgetown liver
- Dictionary at eMedicine porta+hepatis
- SUNY Labs 38:12-0107 - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Visceral Surface of the Liver"
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