Quadrate lobe of liver
System
Digestive
SNOMED CT
279929003
Quadrate lobe of liver
Definition
The quadrate lobe is an area of the liver situated on the under surface of the right lobe, bounded in front by the anterior margin of the liver; behind by the porta hepatis; on the right, by the fossa for the gall-bladder; and on the left, by the fossa for the umbilical vein. It is oblong in shape, its antero-posterior diameter being greater than its transverse. [WP,unvetted].
Also known as liver quadrate lobe, lobus quadratus, lobus quadratus hepatis — per UBERON
The Quadrate lobe of liver is a part of the Digestive.