Left triangular ligament
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The left triangular ligament is a large peritoneal fold. It connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm.
Structure
The left triangular ligament connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the thoracic diaphragm. Its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the falciform ligament.
Additional images
- Diagram to show the lines along which the peritoneum leaves the wall of the abdomen to invest the viscera.
- Triangular ligament of liver.Superior surface of liver.
- Triangular ligament.Diaphragmatic surface of liver.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) ()
- at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: Ligaments of the Liver"
- at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center