Left triangular ligament

Left triangular ligament
	The superior surface of the liver.
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Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum triangulare sinistrum hepatis
TA	A10.1.02.305
FMA	76987
	Anatomical terminology

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.

Additional images

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.

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References

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

External links

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

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