Tags: Anatomical Structure, Ligament.
For other structures with similar name see round ligament.In anatomy the round ligament of (the) liver (also commonly known by its Latin name ligamentum teres – or more specifically ligamentum teres hepatis) is a degenerative string of tissue that exists in the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver. Anatomically the round ligament divides the left part of the liver into medial and lateral sections.The round ligament represents the remnant of the fetal umbilical vein.
