Left triangular ligament
The left triangular ligament is a fold of some considerable size, which connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the diaphragm; its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the falciform ligament.
Left triangular ligament | |
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The superior surface of the liver. | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis |
TA | A10.1.02.305 |
FMA | 76987 |
Anatomical terminology |
Additional images
- Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
- Triangular ligament of liver.Superior surface of liver.
- Triangular ligament.Diaphragmatic surface of liver.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1193 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- liver at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (liversuperior)
- Anatomy photo:38:10-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Ligaments of the Liver"
- Anatomy image:7872 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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