Left lobe of liver
| Left lobe of liver | |
|---|---|
 Posterior and inferior surfaces of the liver. (Left lobe labeled at upper left.) | |
 1: Right lobe of liver 2: Left lobe of liver 3: Quadrate lobe of liver 4: Round ligament of liver 5: Falciform ligament 6: Caudate lobe of liver 7: Inferior vena cava 8: Common bile duct 9: Hepatic artery 10: Portal vein 11: Cystic duct 12: Hepatic duct 13: Gallbladder | |
| Details | |
| Latin | lobus hepatis sinister |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.1192 |
| TA | A05.8.01.027 |
| FMA | 13363 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The left lobe is smaller and more flattened than the right. It is situated in the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions. Its upper surface is slightly convex and is moulded on to the diaphragm; its under surface presents the gastric impression and omental tuberosity.
Additional images
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The celiac artery and its branches; the liver has been raised, and the lesser omentum and anterior layer of the greater omentum removed.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Left+lobe+of+liver at eMedicine Dictionary
- Anatomy diagram: 12581.000-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
- Anatomy photo:38:12-0201 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Visceral Surface of the Liver"
- Anatomy image:7768 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Anatomy image:8189 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Cross section image: pembody/body8a - Plastination Laboratory at the Medical University of Vienna
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