relations
Last reviewed 01/2018
This can be divided into:
- right dome and right side of central tendon:
- anteriorly, laterally, posteriorly: costodiaphragmatic recess, body wall
- medially: central tendon of diaphragm and fibrous pericardium
- superiorly: diaphragmatic pleura
- inferiorly: peritoneal ligaments and bare area of liver
- central part of central tendon:
- anteriorly: posteroinferior surface of sternal body
- laterally: extensions of central tendon
- posteriorly: oesophageal and aortic hiatus
- inferiorly: left lobe of liver and peritoneal reflections
- superiorly: fibrous pericardium
- left dome and left side of central tendon:
- anteriorly, laterally and posteriorly: costodiaphragmatic recess and body wall
- medially: central tendon of diaphragm and fibrous pericardium
- superiorly: diaphragmatic parietal pleura
- inferiorly: spleen and stomach