IntermediatePart of the Digestive
Liver
Hepar
A remarkable metabolic organ that filters blood, processes nutrients, and produces bile.
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In short
It can regenerate a substantial portion of lost tissue.
It is the only human organ that can regrow to full size from a fraction of itself.
Key facts
- Size
- About the size of a football
- Weight
- 1.4–1.6 kg
- Location
- Upper right abdomen
- Blood supply
- Hepatic artery and portal vein
- Function
- Metabolism, detoxification & bile
- Daily
- Performs more than 500 functions
- Tissue type
- Hepatic lobules
- Latin term
- Hepar
Structures to know
6 labelled structures
Right Lobe
Lobus hepatis dexter
Largest hepatic lobe
Open Right Lobe in 3DLeft Lobe
Lobus hepatis sinister
Crosses the midline
Open Left Lobe in 3DPortal Vein
Vena portae hepatis
Nutrient-rich inflow
Open Portal Vein in 3DGallbladder Bed
Fossa vesicae biliaris
Where bile is stored against the liver
Open Gallbladder Bed in 3DHepatic Artery
Arteria hepatica propria
Brings oxygenated blood
Open Hepatic Artery in 3DFalciform Ligament
Ligamentum falciforme
Anchors the liver to the abdominal wall
Open Falciform Ligament in 3D
Numbers at rest
Typical adult values — not a diagnostic reference.
Clinical relevance
It can regenerate a substantial portion of lost tissue.
- Fatty liver disease
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Gallstones
- Haemochromatosis
- Liver cancer
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Portal hypertension
Study material only — this is not medical advice or a diagnostic tool.
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Reviewed 2026-08-18 · Structure names follow Terminologia Anatomica (TA2).