Couinaud Segments

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This painting represents the 8 independent functional segments of the liver based on blood supply and bile drainage. These segments are what create the highly flexible redundancy o f the liver. An adult can't live on just the tiniest segment, but that segment with a direct blood supply is a hope at surviving a traumatic injury to the liver. Many functions of the liver are written in the underlayer. Copper edges represent how the liver stores copper. Show more