Bare area of the liver
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| Bare area of the liver | |
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| Vertical disposition of the peritoneum. Main cavity, red; omental bursa, blue. (Bare area of the liver labeled at right, second from the top.) | |
| Latin | area nuda hepatis |
| Gray's | subject #246 1150 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_59/12151291 |
Between the two layers of the coronary ligament there is a large triangular surface of the liver devoid of peritoneal covering; this is named the bare area of the liver, and is attached to the diaphragm by areolar tissue.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 38:10-0201 - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Ligaments of the Liver"
- Norman/Georgetown liver
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