Organs Of The Body: Liver

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to organizing relevant information about the liver.

The liver is an important organ of the body. There is much to consider when thinking about this organ, and this page is dedicated to trying to organize as much relevant information about the liver as possible (image source).
WHAT DOES IT DO?

 

ANATOMICAL LOCATION

The liver is located on the right side of the abdomen under the diaphragm.

  • Radiological appearance: click on this page to see how this organ appears across radiological studies.
  • Laparoscopic appearance: this page demonstrates how this organ will look during laparoscopy
  • Gross appearance: this page shows various gross images of this organ
  • Histological appearance: this page shows how this organ looks histologically.
MAJOR COMPONENTS (SEGMENTS OF THE LIVER)

The liver is divided into 8 anatomical segments.

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RELEVANT ARTERIES

 

RELEVANT VEINS

 

CLINCIAL SIGNIFICANCE

 

Page Updated: 01.23.2017