The left triangular ligament is a large
peritoneal fold. It connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the
left lobe
In human anatomy, the liver is divided grossly into four parts or lobes: the right lobe, the left lobe, the caudate lobe, and the quadrate lobe. Seen from the front – the diaphragmatic surface - the liver is divided into two lobes: the right ...
of the
liver
The liver is a major organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth. In humans, it ...
to the
thoracic diaphragm
The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm ( grc, διάφραγμα, diáphragma, partition), is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm is the m ...
.
Structure
The left triangular ligament connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the
left lobe
In human anatomy, the liver is divided grossly into four parts or lobes: the right lobe, the left lobe, the caudate lobe, and the quadrate lobe. Seen from the front – the diaphragmatic surface - the liver is divided into two lobes: the right ...
of the
liver
The liver is a major organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth. In humans, it ...
to the
thoracic diaphragm
The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm ( grc, διάφραγμα, diáphragma, partition), is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm is the m ...
.
Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the
falciform ligament
In human anatomy, the falciform ligament () is a ligament that 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, its base being dire ...
.
Additional images
File:Gray1040.png, Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
File:Slide4UC.JPG, Triangular ligament of liver.Superior surface of liver.
File:Slide2CHA.JPG, Triangular ligament.Diaphragmatic surface of liver.
References
External links
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* - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Ligaments of the Liver"
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Ligaments of the torso
Liver anatomy
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