3. Caudate Lobe:
• Located on the poster-superior surface of the
right lobe
4. Quadrate Lobe:
• Located on the anterior-inferior surface of the
right lobe
5
• Lies between the gallbladder and the fissure for
the ligamentum teres (round ligament)
3
5. Bare Area:
• Area on the surface of the liver that is not covered
with visceral peritoneum
4
• Lies in direct contact with the diaphragm
3. Falciform Ligament:
• Attaches the liver to the superior-anterior portion 2.
of the abdominal wall
2
• Divides the liver into right and left lobes
5
• Encloses the round ligament
3
4. Round Ligament:
• “Ligamentum Teres”
4
• A fibrous fetal remnant of the umbilical vein
5. Ligamentum Venosum:
• “Ductus Venosus” during fetal development
4. Hepatic Veins:
• Right, intermediate (middle), and left
1. Fundus: 3
• Wide, blunt end
2
2. Body:
• Main portion that contacts the visceral surface
of the liver, transverse colon, and superior part
of the duodenum
1
3. Neck:
• Narrow, tapering end
3. Cystic Duct:
• Connects the gallbladder to the common bile duct
Cystohepatic Triangle:
• Borders are the common hepatic duct,
cystic duct, and the liver
1. Hepatopancreatic Ampulla:
• “Ampulla of Vater”
2. Hepatopancreatic Sphincter:
• “Sphincter of Oddi”
• Common bile duct will still be intact after surgery; bile produced by
the liver will be dumped straight into the small Intestine