Anatomica · Plate VII · The digestive system

The human liver

The liver of an adult, about 17 cm across, seen from the front with its gallbladder, bile ducts and vessels. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, select a structure to read about it.

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Procedural model from typical adult dimensions; the branching of the vessels inside the liver is generated, not traced from one person. The portal vein is shown violet and the hepatic veins blue to tell them apart.