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The ligamentum venosum is the fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus
Ductus venosus

In the fetus, the ductus venosus shunts a significant majority of the blood flow of the umbilical vein directly to the inferior vena cava. Thus, it allows oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the liver....
 of the fetal circulation
Fetal circulation

The circulatory system of a human fetus works differently from that of born humans, mainly because the lungs are not in use: the fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother through the placenta and the umbilical cord....
. Usually, it is attached to the left branch of the portal vein within the porta hepatis of the liver
Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion....
. It may be continuous with the round ligament of liver
Round ligament of liver

In anatomy, the round ligament of liver is a degenerative string of tissue that exists in the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver....
 (ligamentum teres).

It is invested by the peritoneal folds of the lesser omentum
Lesser omentum

The lesser omentum is the double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the start of the duodenum....
 within a fissure on the inferior surface of the liver between the caudate and main parts of the left lobe.








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The ligamentum venosum is the fibrous remnant of the ductus venosus
Ductus venosus

In the fetus, the ductus venosus shunts a significant majority of the blood flow of the umbilical vein directly to the inferior vena cava. Thus, it allows oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the liver....
 of the fetal circulation
Fetal circulation

The circulatory system of a human fetus works differently from that of born humans, mainly because the lungs are not in use: the fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother through the placenta and the umbilical cord....
. Usually, it is attached to the left branch of the portal vein within the porta hepatis of the liver
Liver

The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion....
. It may be continuous with the round ligament of liver
Round ligament of liver

In anatomy, the round ligament of liver is a degenerative string of tissue that exists in the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver....
 (ligamentum teres).

It is invested by the peritoneal folds of the lesser omentum
Lesser omentum

The lesser omentum is the double layer of peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the start of the duodenum....
 within a fissure on the inferior surface of the liver between the caudate and main parts of the left lobe.

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