Henry Gray (1825–1861). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
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| duodenum, and is known as the duodenal impression. Just in front of the inferior vena cava is a narrow strip of liver tissue, the caudate process, which connects the right inferior angle of the caudate lobe to the under surface of the right lobe. It forms the upper boundary of the epiploic foramen of the peritoneum. |
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FIG. 1086– Inferior surface of the liver. (From model by His.) (See enlarged image) |
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FIG. 1087– Posterior and inferior surfaces of the liver. (From model by His.) (See enlarged image) |
| The posterior surface (facies posterior) (Fig. 1087) is rounded and broad behind the right lobe, but narrow on the left. Over a large part of its extent it is not covered by peritoneum; this uncovered portion is about 7.5 cm. broad at its widest part, and is in direct contact with the diaphragm. It is marked off from the upper surface by the line of reflection of the upper layer of the coronary ligament, and |