Hepatic cord

System Digestive

Hepatic cord

Definition

A three-dimensional arrangement formed by plates of hepatocytes, usually one cell thick, that radiates from the center of the liver lobule; hepatic laminae are highly branched, irregular structures bordered by endothelial lined vascular spaces called hepatic sinusoids.

Also known as hepatic lamina, hepatic laminae, lamina hepatica, liver cell plate — per UBERON

The Hepatic cord is a part of the Digestive.