The polygonal structure of the liver that consists of hepatocytes radiating outward from a hepatic vein. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 MP:0008987 ]
Synonyms: hepatic lobule lobulus hepaticus lobuli hepatici
Term information
- SCTID:362194004
- UMLS:C0227518 (ncithesaurus:Hepatic_Lobule)
- Wikipedia:Lobules_of_liver
- FMA:14471
- MA:0002494
- NCIT:C32732
- EMAPA:35499
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
should not be confused with the anatomic lobes of the liver (caudate lobe, quadrate lobe, left lobe, and right lobe), or any of the functional lobe classification systems.[WP]
Term relations
- organ part
- endoderm-derived structure
- has part some hepatocyte
- part of some liver parenchyma
- contributes to morphology of some liver parenchyma