Ligamentum venosum

Ligamentum venosum
The ligamentum venosum courses along the visceral/posterior aspect of the liver in the fossa for ductus venosum, which separates the caudate lobe and the left lobe.
Fetal circulation. The ductus venosus (red), which becomes the ligamentum venosum, connects the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava.
Details
Latin	Ligamentum venosum
Precursor	ductus venosus
Identifiers
Gray's	p.540
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12493538
Anatomical terminology

The ligamentum venosum is the fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus of the fetal circulation. Usually, it is attached to the left branch of the portal vein within the porta hepatis (gateway to the liver). It may be continuous with the round ligament of liver (ligamentum teres hepatis).

It is invested by the peritoneal folds of the lesser omentum within a fissure on the visceral/posterior surface of the liver between the caudate and main parts of the left lobe.

It is grouped with the liver in Terminologia Anatomica.^[1]

References

^ Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (1998). Terminologia anatomica: international anatomical terminology. Thieme. pp. 54–.

External links

liver at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (liverinferior)

Fetal vascular remnant ligaments (GA 6)

Heart	Ligamentum arteriosum

Liver	Round ligament of liver Ligamentum venosum

Umbilical	Medial umbilical ligament see also Median umbilical ligament and Lateral umbilical fold

Anatomy of torso, digestive system: accessory digestive glands (TA A05.8–9, TH H3.04.05-07, GA 11.1188)

Liver

diaphragmatic surface: Bare area of the liver
Ligamentum venosum

Biliary tract

Bile ducts	intrahepatic (from Bile canaliculus and Canals of Hering): Interlobular bile ducts Left hepatic duct Right hepatic duct extrahepatic: Common hepatic duct

Gallbladder	Cystic duct Common bile duct Hepatopancreatic ampulla (Sphincter of ampulla) cells: Cholecystocyte

Pancreas

by region: Tail
Body
Neck
Head (Uncinate process)

ducts: Pancreatic duct
Accessory pancreatic duct

by function: Islets of Langerhans
Exocrine component of pancreas

cells: Centroacinar cell
Pancreatic stellate cell

: DIG

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