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Fibrous capsule of Glisson
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| Fibrous capsule of Glisson | |
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| Latin | capsula fibrosa perivascularis |
| Gray's | subject #246 1157 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_07/12211380 |
Glisson's capsule is a collagenous capsule covering the external surface of the liver.
It is covered by a single layer of mesothelial cells.
It is named for Francis Glisson.[1]
- fibrous+capsule+of+liver at eMedicine Dictionary
- Histology at BU 15504loa - "Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas: liver, classic lobule"
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| Liver | by region: Left lobe (Caudate lobe, Quadrate lobe) - Right lobe - Transverse fissure of liver
by function (Fibrous capsule of Glisson, Hepatocyte, Space of Disse, Space of Mall, Kupffer cell, Liver sinusoid, Ito cell, Hepatic lobule) bile ducts: (Bile canaliculus, Canals of Hering, Interlobular bile ducts, Intrahepatic bile ducts, Left and Right hepatic ducts, Common hepatic duct) |
| Gallbladder | by region (Body, Fundus, Neck) ducts: Cystic duct |
| Pancreas | by region (Tail, Body, Head, Uncinate process)
by function (Islets of Langerhans, Exocrine pancreas) ducts: Pancreatic duct • Accessory pancreatic duct |
| Common | Common bile duct - Hepatopancreatic ampulla - Sphincter of Oddi |