Landmark · Visceral systems
Main portal fissure
Fissura portalis principalis
- System
- Visceral systems
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen
- Landmark on
- Liver
DescriptionUnreviewed
The main portal fissure divides the liver into the left lobe of liver and the right lobe of liver.
It is in contact with the inferior vena cava and the middle of the fossa for gallbladder and corresponds to the projection of the intermediate hepatic vein on the surface of the liver.
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Names
- Latin
- Fissura portalis principalis
- English
- Main portal fissure
- French
- Fissure porte principale
- Spanish
- Fisura portal principal
- Portuguese
- Fissura portal principal
In the same group
- Anterior lateral segment of liver (VI)
- Anterior medial segment of liver (V)
- Left anterior lateral segment of liver (III)
- Left medial segment of liver (IV)
- Left posterior lateral segment of liver (II)
- Posterior lateral segment of liver (VII)
- Posterior medial segment of liver (VIII)
- Posterior segment of liver (I)