Left triangular ligament

Summary

The left triangular ligament is a large peritoneal fold. It connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm.

Left triangular ligament
The superior surface of the liver.
Details
Identifiers
Latinligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis
TA98A10.1.02.305
TA23776
FMA76987
Anatomical terminology
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Structure edit

The left triangular ligament connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm.[1] Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the falciform ligament.

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References edit

  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1193 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Mirilas, Petros; Skandalakis, J. E. (September 2002). "Benign anatomical mistakes: right and left coronary ligaments". The American Surgeon. 68 (9): 832–835. ISSN 0003-1348. PMID 12356161.

External links edit

  • 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