Lungs
Your lungs are organs in your chest that allow your body to take in oxygen from the air. They also help remove carbon dioxide(a waste gas that can be toxic)…
Gallbladder
In vertebrates the gallbladder (also gall bladder, biliary vesicle or cholecyst) is a small organ where bile (a fluid produced by the liver) is stored and concentrated before it is…
Ligamentum Teres
In anatomy, the round ligament of (the) liver (also commonly known by its Latin name, ligamentum teres - or more specifically ligamentum teres hepatis) is a degenerative string of tissue…
Falciform Ligament
The falciform ligament is a ligament that attaches the liver to the anterior (ventral) body wall. It is a broad and thin antero-posterior peritoneal fold, falciform (Latin "sickle-shaped"), its base…
Left Lobe
The left lobe is smaller and more flattened than the right. It is situated in the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions. Its upper surface is slightly convex and is moulded…
Coronary Ligament
The coronary ligament of the liver refers to parts of the peritoneal reflections that hold the liver to the inferior surface of the diaphragm.The convex diaphragmatic surface of the liver…
Right Lobe
The right lobe is much larger than the left; the proportion between them being as six to one.It occupies the right hypochondrium; on its posterior surface by the ligamentum venosum…
Liver
The liver is one of the largest and most important organs in a person's body. It is about the size of a football and weighs about 3 pounds in the…
Kidney
What are the kidneys and what do they do?The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located just below the rib cage, one…
Heart
Your heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood to your body. Your heart is at the center of your circulatory system. This system consists of a network of blood…