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
The liver is a major metabolic organ (anatomy), organ exclusively found in vertebrates, which performs many essential biological Function (biology), functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of var ...
to the
thoracic diaphragm
The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (; ), is a sheet of internal Skeletal striated muscle, skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm is the most important Muscles ...
.
Structure
The left triangular ligament connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the
left lobe of the
liver
The liver is a major metabolic organ (anatomy), organ exclusively found in vertebrates, which performs many essential biological Function (biology), functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of var ...
to the
thoracic diaphragm
The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (; ), is a sheet of internal Skeletal striated muscle, skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm is the most important Muscles ...
.
Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the
falciform ligament.
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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