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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known...

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...

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...

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

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...

cells), are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space of the liver, also known as the space of Disse (a small area between the sinusoids and hepatocytes)...

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...

Intrahepatic bile ducts compose the outflow system of exocrine bile product from the liver. They can be divided into: Lobar ducts (right and left hepatic...

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...

A liver sinusoid is a type of capillary known as a sinusoidal capillary, discontinuous capillary or sinusoid, that is similar to a fenestrated capillary...

vein, which is then implanted in the liver. There is a risk of portal venous branch thrombosis and the low value of islet survival a few minutes after transplantation...