Other peritoneal ligaments

Other peritoneal ligaments

Phrenicocolic ligament

• Runs from the left colic flexure to the diaphragm.

Falciform ligament

• Is a sickle-shaped peritoneal fold connecting the liver to the diaphragm and the anterior abdominal wall.
• Contains the ligamentum teres hepatis and the paraumbilical vein , which connects the left branch of the portal vein with the subcutaneous veins in the region of the umbilicus.

Ligamentum teres hepatis (round ligament of the liver)

• Lies in the free margin of the falciform ligament and ascends from the umbilicus to the inferior (visceral) surface of the liver, lying in the fissure that forms the left boundary of the quadrate lobe of the liver.
• Is formed after birth from the remnant of the left umbilical vein , which carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the left branch of the portal vein in the fetus. (The right umbilical vein is obliterated during the embryonic period.)

Coronary ligament

• Is a peritoneal reflection from the diaphragmatic surface of the liver onto the diaphragm and encloses a triangular area of the right lobe, the bare area of the liver.
• Has right and left extensions that form the right and left triangular ligaments, respectively.

Ligamentum venosum

• Is the fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus.
• Lies in the fissure on the inferior surface of the liver, forming the left boundary of the caudate lobe of the liver.

Peritoneal folds

• Are peritoneal reflections with free edges.

Umbilical folds

• Are five folds of peritoneum below the umbilicus, including the median, medial, and lateral umbilical

Rectouterine fold

• Extends from the cervix of the uterus, along the side of the rectum, to the posterior pelvic wall, forming the rectouterine pouch (of Douglas).

Ileocecal fold

• Extends from the terminal ileum to the cecum.

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