. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. THE LIVEE. 1189 forming the superior portion of the posterior abdominal wall. It is deeply indented by the projecting vertebral column, and it is flat in the vertical axis. The fades inferior is directed obliquely downwards and posteriorly, is in contact with a number of the abdominal viscera, especially the right kidney, stomach, duodenum, and colon, and its general configuration is influenced to a marked degree by the shape and position of these organs. This surface is sometimes termed the visceral, in contrast to the other two surfaces which con
. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. THE LIVEE. 1189 forming the superior portion of the posterior abdominal wall. It is deeply indented by the projecting vertebral column, and it is flat in the vertical axis. The fades inferior is directed obliquely downwards and posteriorly, is in contact with a number of the abdominal viscera, especially the right kidney, stomach, duodenum, and colon, and its general configuration is influenced to a marked degree by the shape and position of these organs. This surface is sometimes termed the visceral, in contrast to the other two surfaces which constitute the parietal surface of the organ. The parietal and visceral surfaces are marked off from one another by the inferior margin of the liver. Posteriorly, this margin is indistinctly marked and corresponds to the inferior edge of the posterior area, or back, of the parietal surface: it is in contact with the right kidney, and runs along the course of the eleventh rib. At the right side the margin is stout but distinct, and usually corresponds to, or projects a little way below, the inferior border of the thoracic Lobus caudatus Lig. triangulare sinistrum cava inferior Bare area. Lig. teres A. hepatica propria Vena porta Ductus choledochus Lobus quadratus Vesica fellea Fossa for gl. suprarenaLis Impressio renalis Lig. triangulare ' Fig. 937.—The Liver viewed from behind. framework. Anteriorly, the border is thin and sharp, and passes obliquely upwards from the right to the left side behind the anterior abdominal wall. This portion forms the margo anterior. Its direction corresponds to a line drawn from a point half an inch (12 mm.) below the margin of the ribs (tip of tenth costal cartilage) on the right side to a point an inch below the nipple on the left. It extends down in the median plane to a point half-way between the body of the sternum and the umbilicus. This portion of the lower border usually, but not invariably, presents one or two notches. The incisur
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