Visceral systems
Posterior segment of liver (I)
Segmentum posterius hepatis (I)
- System
- Visceral systems
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen
- Part of
- Liver
DescriptionUnreviewed
Segment I is the caudate lobe and is situated posterior.
It may receive its supply from both the right and the left branches of portal vein.
It contains one or more hepatic veins which drain directly into the inferior vena cava (IVC).
The caudate lobe is a separate structure which receives blood flow from both the right- and left-sided vascular branches.
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Names
- Latin
- Segmentum posterius hepatis (I)
- English
- Posterior segment of liver (I)
- French
- Segment postérieur du foie (I)
- Spanish
- Segmento posterior de hígado (I)
- Portuguese
- Segmento posterior do fígado (I)