Body Region: Abdomen

  • May 2, 2026
    The ligamentum venosum is the fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus, which in the fetus shunted oxygenated umbilical blood from…
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    The median umbilical ligament is the fibrous remnant of the urachus, the embryonic canal connecting the fetal bladder to the…
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    The medial umbilical ligaments are paired fibrous remnants of the umbilical arteries, which in the fetus carried deoxygenated blood from…
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    The splenophrenic ligament (phrenosplenic ligament) is a peritoneal fold connecting the superior pole and posterior surface of the spleen to…
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    The medial arcuate ligament is a thickened band of the thoracolumbar fascia arching over the psoas major muscle, connecting the…
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    The reflected inguinal ligament (triangular ligament) is a triangular expansion of the aponeurosis of the external oblique that reflects upward…
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    The gastrosplenic ligament is a fold of peritoneum connecting the greater curvature of the stomach to the hilum of the…
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    The phrenicocolic ligament is a fold of peritoneum connecting the left colic flexure (splenic flexure of the transverse colon) to…
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    The median arcuate ligament is a fibrous arch formed by the convergence of the right and left diaphragmatic crura across…
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    The hepatogastric ligament is the larger and thinner portion of the lesser omentum, extending from the porta hepatis and the…

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