Superior surface of liver
Facies superior hepatis
- Latin synonym: Pars superior faciei diaphragmaticae hepatis
- Synonym: Superior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver
- Related terms: Superior part; Liver (Superior part); Diaphragmatic surface - Superior part
Definition
The superior surface of liver (superior part of diaphragmatic surface) comprises a part of both lobes, and, as a whole, is convex, and fits under the vault of the diaphragm which in front separates it on the right from the sixth to the tenth ribs and their cartilages, and on the left from the seventh and eighth costal cartilages.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
