Right triangular ligament

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Ligament: Right triangular ligament
The superior surface of the liver.
Latin	ligamentum triangulare dextrum hepatis
Gray's	subject #250 1193
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The right triangular ligament is situated at the right extremity of the bare area, and is a small fold which passes to the diaphragm, being formed by the apposition of the upper and lower layers of the coronary ligament.

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Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.

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• Norman/Georgetown liver (liversuperior)

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