Ligamentum Venosum
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The ligamentum venosum, also known as Arantius' ligament, is the fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus of the
fetal circulation In humans, the circulatory system is different before and after birth. The fetal circulation is composed of the placenta, umbilical blood vessels encapsulated by the umbilical cord, heart and systemic blood vessels. A major difference between the ...
. Usually, it is attached to the left branch of the
portal vein The portal vein or hepatic portal vein (HPV) is a blood vessel that carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents. Approxima ...
within the porta hepatis. It may be continuous with the round ligament of liver. It is invested by the peritoneal folds of the
lesser omentum The lesser omentum (small omentum or gastrohepatic omentum) is the double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach, and to the first part of the duodenum. The lesser omentum is usually divided into t ...
within a fissure on the visceral/posterior surface of the liver between the caudate and main parts of the left lobe. It is grouped with the
liver The liver is a major metabolic organ (anatomy), organ exclusively found in vertebrates, which performs many essential biological Function (biology), functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of var ...
in '' Terminologia Anatomica''.


See also

* Ligamentum teres *
Ligamentum arteriosum The ligamentum arteriosum (arterial ligament), also known as Botallo's ligament, Harvey's ligament, and Botallo's duct, is a small ligament attaching the aorta to the pulmonary artery. It serves no function in adults but is the remnant of the duct ...


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