the liver is divided into two lobes: the right lobe and the left lobe. Viewed from the underside – the visceral surface – the other two smaller lobes, the...

division of the liver into a left and right lobe. From below, the two additional lobes are located between the right and left lobes, one in front of the other...

different from the lobes of liver: they are the smaller divisions of the lobes. The two-dimensional microarchitecture of the liver can be viewed from different...

from the caudate lobe. There are four lobes of the liver. The Couinaud classification of liver anatomy then further divides the liver into eight functionally...

of liver Right lobe of liver Quadrate lobe of liver Caudate lobe of liver The renal lobes of the kidney Earlobes the cortical lobules of the kidney the...

grey-blue organ that sits in a shallow depression below the right lobe of the liver. In adults, the gallbladder measures approximately 7 to 10 centimetres...

fissure of the liver is a short but deep fissure, about 5 cm long, extending transversely beneath the left portion of the right lobe of the liver, nearer...

involvement of both lobes of liver, portal vein invasion and a lower median survival rate. The liver is responsible for the production of the vast majority of coagulation...

tract. It is formed by the union of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right functional lobe of the liver) and the left hepatic duct (which...

the neck (inferior). Bile is required for the digestion of food and is secreted by the liver into passages that carry bile toward the hepatic duct. It...

attaches the liver to the front body wall and divides the liver into the left lobe and right lobe. The falciform ligament is a broad and thin fold of peritoneum...

system) refers to the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and how they work together to make, store and secrete bile. Bile consists of water, electrolytes...

ligament of the liver, ligamentum teres or ligamentum teres hepatis is a ligament that forms part of the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver. It...

Hepatomegaly is enlargement of the liver. It is a non-specific medical sign, having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, hepatic...

arrangement may have the purpose of directing bile flow distally instead of back towards the liver). The inner surface of the cystic duct features spiral...

Medical Center Anatomy image:7957 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center Liver at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (biliarysystem)...

Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is a condition of the liver in which the normal functioning...

surface of the liver between the caudate and main parts of the left lobe. It is grouped with the liver in Terminologia Anatomica. Ligamentum teres Ligamentum...

digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder)...

majority of pancreatic tissue has a digestive role. The cells with this role form clusters (Latin: acini) around small ducts, and are arranged in lobes that...

the thoracic cavity The bare area of the liver is found on the posterosuperior surface of the right lobe of the liver. This lies close to the thoracic...

(number, location specifying liver segment and lobe/lobes). The specification of these data is important for staging liver tumors and prognosis.[citation...

The pancreatic duct or duct of Wirsung (also, the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct) is a duct joining the pancreas...

A hepatocyte is a cell of the main parenchymal tissue of the liver. Hepatocytes make up 80% of the liver's mass. These cells are involved in: Protein...

A liver metastasis is a malignant tumor in the liver that has spread from another organ affected by cancer. The liver is a common site for metastatic...

Kupffer–Browicz cells, are specialized cells localized in the liver within the lumen of the liver sinusoids and are adhesive to their endothelial cells which...

production of silver stools and can be indicative of cancer of the Ampulla of Vater. The silver-colored stool is a combination of the white stool of obstructive...

79% of all primary liver cancers under the age of 15. Most hepatoblastomas form in the right lobe. Many cancers found in the liver are not true liver cancers...

causes it to rotate to the left, and the liver and stomach undergo a lot of growth. This makes the two parts of the pancreas rotate around the duodenum...

Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver...