Left triangular ligament | |
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The superior surface of the liver.
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Latin | ligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis |
TA | A10.1.02.305 |
FMA | 76987 |
Anatomical terminology
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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.
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.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)