falciform ligament of liver

Introduction

A crescent-shaped fold of peritoneum extending from the diaphragm & anterior abdominal wall to the liver.

Constituents

• the round ligament lies in its free inferior border

⧼aaushi-heading-embryology⧽

• it is a derivative of embryonic ventral mesogastrium.

More general terms

• ligament

Additional terms

• falciform ligament sign