LIVER

LIVER

1. Lies below the right dome of diaphragm

2. Intraperitoneal organ

   • Covered by visceral pritoneum except for a triangular bare area
     • Bare area attached LIVER to the DIAPHRAGM

3. Attached to anterior abdominal wall by FALCIFORM LIGAMENT

   • Falciform ligament if just a fold of peritoneum
     • Also divides the anterior liver into RIGHT and LEFT LOBE

4. Attached to duodenum by LESSER OMENTUM

5. Attached to lesser curvature of the stomach by HEPATOGASTRIC LIGAMENT

6. Inferior part has an H shaped groove

   • Horizontal part is PORTA HEPATIS
     • Portal Veins
     • 2 Branches Hepatic Artery
     • R & L Hepatic Ducts
     • Nerves and Lymph Vessels
   • Left Part of 'H' is a fissure for the Round Ligament
   • Right part of 'H' has the fossa of the Gall Bladder and Inferior VC
     • Right part of 'H' also divides liver into caudate and quadrate lobes

7. ARTERIAL SUPPLY

   • HEPATIC ARTERY PROPER
     • Branch of Common Hepatic
     • Runs through lesser omentum

8. VENOUS SUPPLY

   • Goes through Portal Veins