Liver Anatomy: Caudate Lobe and Porta Hepatis

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Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the liver?

Cystic lobe (correct)

Left lobe

Quadrate lobe

Caudate lobe

What structure separates the caudate lobe from the rest of the liver?

The inferior vena cava and the fissure for the ligamentum venosum (correct)

The gallbladder and the fissure for the ligamentum teres

The fissure for the ligamentum teres

The falciform ligament

Which of the following is NOT found in the porta hepatis?

Portal vein

Right hepatic ducts and left hepatic ducts

Right and left branches of the hepatic artery

Hepatic lymph nodes (correct)

Which of the following peritoneal ligaments of the liver contains the ligamentum teres (the remains of the umbilical vein)?

Falciform ligament Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the liver is NOT covered by peritoneum?

The posterior surface Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the falciform ligament?

To suspend the liver from the abdominal wall Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a layer of the peritoneal covering of the liver?

Diaphragmatic layer Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the posterior (lower) layers of the coronary ligament?

Attach the posterior surface of the liver to the posterior abdominal wall, right kidney, and adrenal gland Signup and view all the answers

Where does the ligamentum teres pass on the visceral surface of the liver?

Into a fissure and joins the left branch of the portal vein Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the area of the liver that is devoid of peritoneum?

Bare area of the liver Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following ligaments attaches the liver to the diaphragm?

Coronary ligament Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the right layer of the coronary ligament?

Forms the upper layer (anterior) of the coronary ligament Signup and view all the answers

Which fibrous band is the remains of the ductus venosus?

Ligamentum venosum Signup and view all the answers

From where does the lesser omentum arise?

Porta hepatis Signup and view all the answers

What structure ascends in a fissure on the visceral surface of the liver?

Ligamentum venosum Signup and view all the answers

Which structure joins the inferior vena cava after birth?

Umbilical vein Signup and view all the answers

In the fetus, what bypasses the liver in a greater proportion?

Deoxygenated blood in the umbilical vein Signup and view all the answers

What is a tributary of the hepatic veins in each liver lobule?

Central vein Signup and view all the answers