This topic uses the AIM Learning Cycle to help MBBS students understand the structural organization of the liver and its vascular connections by integrating Anatomy and Clinical concepts.
1. Curriculum Coverage
Anatomy
• Borders and surfaces of liver
• Visceral surface of liver
• Peritoneal reflections of liver
• Ligaments of liver
• Lobes of liver
• Segments of liver
• Blood supply of liver
• Hepatorenal pouch (Morrison’s pouch)
• Clinical significance of hepatorenal pouch
• Formation of hepatic portal vein
• Tributaries of portal vein
• Branches of portal venous system
• Clinical significance of hepatic portal system