- Round ligament of liver
Infobox Ligament
Name = Round ligament of liver
Latin = ligamentum teres hepatis
GraySubject = 250
GrayPage = 1188
Caption = Inferior surface of the liver. (Round ligament labeled at bottom.)
Caption2 = 1:Right lobe of liver
2:Left lobe of liver
3:Quadrate lobe of liver
4: Round ligament of liver
5:Falciform ligament
6:Caudate lobe of liver
7:Inferior vena cava
8:Common bile duct
9:Hepatic artery
10:Portal vein
11:Cystic duct
12:Hepatic duct
13:Gallbladder
From =
To =
System =
Precursor = leftumbilical vein
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MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12493344
:"For other structures with similar name, seeround ligament ."Inanatomy , the round ligament of (the) liver (also commonly known by its Latin name, ligamentum teres - or more specifically ligamentum teres hepatis as thehuman body has threeround ligament s in total) is a degenerative string of tissue that exists in the free edge of thefalciform ligament of the liver .The round ligament represents the remnant of the left fetal
umbilical vein . The round ligament therefore only exists in humans (and other animals) that are more than a few months old. Prenatally and for a month or two after birth, the umbilical vein is patent.The umbilical vein/round ligament inserts around the
umbilicus and is an important landmark of the inner surface of the anterior abdominal wall.External links
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* - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Visceral Surface of the Liver"
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* [http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-potter/Fetal_Blood_Vessels/sld018.htm Overview at ucc.edu]
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