Fissure for ligamentum venosum
Fissura ligamenti venosi
- Synonym: Posterior part of left sagittal fossa
- Eponym: Groove of Arantius
Definition
The fissure for ligamentum venosum (fossa for the ductus venosus), lies between the left lobe and the caudate lobe; it lodges in the fetus, the ductus venosus, and in the adult a slender fibrous cord, the ligamentum venosum, the obliterated remains of that vessel.
The fissure for ligamentum venosum forms the posterior part of left sagittal fossa (umbilical fissure)
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/).
