Espiral Atlas
OrganAbdomen

Liver

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Mostly in the right upper quadrant, protected by the thoracic cage and the diaphragm: behind the 7th to 11th ribs on the right, crossing the midline to near the left nipple. It moves with the diaphragm.

Abdomen – 3D human anatomy atlas

In the full entry

The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

  • Structure
  • Neighborhood
  • Blood supply
  • Lymphatics

Related clinical cases

  • Palpation of the liver and hepatomegaly
  • Hepatic resections and rupture of the liver
  • Hepatic cirrhosis
  • Liver biopsy

Other structures in this region

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