Falciform ligament
In human anatomy, the falciform ligament (from Latin 'sickle-shaped') is a ligament that attaches the liver to the front body wall and divides the liver into the left lobe and right lobe. The falciform ligament is a broad and thin fold of peritoneum, its base being directed downward and backward and its apex upward and forward. It droops down from the hilum of the liver.
| Falciform ligament | |
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The falciform ligament is seen here, dividing the liver from the front into a left and a right lobe. | |
The liver viewed from above. Falciform ligament can be seen separating the left medial from the right lateral lobes of liver. | |
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| Latin | ligamentum falciforme hepatis |
| TA98 | A10.1.02.303 |
| TA2 | 3771 |
| FMA | 15823 |
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