Liver 2

left hepatic vein

drains left lobe of liver

caudate lobe

smallest lobe of the liver situated on the posterosuperior surface of the left lobe; the ligamentum venosum is the anterior border

fissure of ligamentum venosum

separates caudate lobe from lateral segment of left lobe, contain only ligamentum venosum

ligamentum venosum

remnant of ductus venosus

fissure of round ligament (ligamentum teres)

round ligament (ligamentum teres)

remnant of fetal umbilical vein

hepatic portal

Hilum of liver: proper hepatic artery, portal vein, common hepatic duct

quadrate lobe

"Fourth" lobe of the liver, which is actually the medial portion of the left lobe

proper hepatic artery

Branch of the common hepatic artery; supplies the gallbladder and the liver.

common hepatic duct

large bile duct leading from liver; joins with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct

bile duct

A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

hepatic portal vein

A vein connecting the capillary bed of the intestines with the capillary bed of the liver. This allows amino acids and gluocse absorbed from the intestines to be delivered first to the liver for processing before being transported throughout the circulatory system.

coronary ligament

connects liver to diaphragm

right hepatic vein

One of three main veins draining the liver via the IVC; drains the right lobe of the liver.

ligament of vena cava