Inferior border of liver
Margo inferior hepatis
- Latin synonym: Margo anterior hepatis
- Synonym: Anterior border of liver
- Related terms: Inferior border
Definition
The inferior border of liver (anterior border) is thin and sharp, and marked opposite the attachment of the falciform ligament by a deep notch, the notch for ligamentum teres (umbilical notch), and opposite the cartilage of the ninth rib by a second notch for the fundus of the gall-bladder.
In adult males this border generally corresponds with the lower margin of the thorax in the right mammillary line; but in women and children it usually projects below the ribs.
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/).
