The
falciform ligament is a ligament that attaches the liver to the anterior body wall.
falciform (Latin "sickle-shaped"), its base being
Kaynak: Falciform ligamentThe
falciform crest or transverse crest separates the superior part from the inferior part. The cochlear nerve runs antero-inferiorly and
Kaynak: Internal auditory meatuson the uterus, and one on the liver) is a degenerative string of tissue that exists in the free edge of the
falciform ligament of the liver .
Kaynak: Round ligament of liverIt occupies the right hypochondrium , and is separated from the left lobe on its ventral surface by the
falciform ligament ; on its
Kaynak: Right lobe of liverThe peritoneum folds back on itself to form the
falciform ligament and the right and left triangular ligament s. These "lits " are in no
Kaynak: LiverThe membranous
falciform process of the sacrotuberous ligament was found to be absent in 13% of cadavers . When present it extends towards
Kaynak: Sacrotuberous ligamentThe pulmonary ligament droops down from the hilum of the lung and terminates in a free, or
falciform, edge. The rib cage is separated
Kaynak: Hilum of lungThis column has a pair of
falciform ears on each side of the front and contains twelve (sometimes eight) pollinia . Most Brassavola orchids
Kaynak: BrassavolaBelow, the obturator fascia is attached to the
falciform process of the sacrotuberous ligament and to the pubic arch , where it becomes
Kaynak: Obturator fasciain, or on the surface of, the round ligament (ligamentum teres) between the layers of the
falciform ligament to end in the left portal vein.
Kaynak: Paraumbilical veinthe knee joint), Hey's ligament (the semilunar lateral margin (
falciform margin) of the fossa ovalis), and Hey's saw, used in skull surgery
Kaynak: William Hey (surgeon)upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the diaphragm ; its anterior layer is continuous with the left layer of the
falciform ligament .
Kaynak: Left triangular ligamentJust above the diaphragm the ligament ends in a free
falciform border. It serves to retain the inferior part of the lung in position.
Kaynak: Pulmonary ligamenthematogenous spread, or via remnant structures such as the
falciform ligament , median umbilical ligament , or a remnant of the vitelline
Kaynak: Sister Mary Joseph nodule