Round ligament of liver

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Ligament: Round ligament of liver
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Latin ligamentum teres hepatis
Gray's p.1188
Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12493344
For other structures with similar name, see round ligament.

In anatomy, the round ligament of (the) liver (also commonly known by its Latin name, ligamentum teres - or more specifically ligamentum teres hepatis as the human body has seven round ligaments in total, two attached at each elbow, two attached at each femur, two on the uterus, and one on the liver) is a degenerative string of tissue that exists in the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver. Anatomically, the round ligament divides the left part of the liver into medial and lateral sections.




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