Sunday, September 5, 2010

Liver - Anatomy

Normal Liver 


  • Lies in upper quadrant of abdomen
  • Suspended from right hemidiaphragm
  • Have 3 lobes: (right, left, caudate lobe)
  • Right intersegmental fissure divided  RT lobe into anterior and posterior segment 
  • Left intersegmental fissure divided LF lobe into medial and lateral segment
  • Caudate lobe locate posterior of liver





Liver occupies the Rt hypochondrium, the greater part of epigastric region, & extends in varying degrees into Lf hypochondrium as far as mammary line.

Lateral segment of Lf lobe & the length of Rt lobe determine contour and shape of liver. 

Liver can described as irregular, hemispheric, or wedge shape.






Caudate lobe
  • Situated at posterior of liver
  • Posterior border: IVC
  • Anterior border: Ligamentum venosum
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Abdomen and superficial structures

 By Diane M. Kawamura pg 120

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