| Lobes | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Sobo_1906_389.png) Visceral surface of the liver showing the four lobes | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A13.1.02.002 |
| FMA | 45728 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension[1] of an organ (as seen for example in the brain, lung, liver, or kidney) that can be determined without the use of a microscope at the gross anatomy level. This is in contrast to the much smaller lobule, which is a clear division only visible under the microscope.[2]
Interlobar ducts connect lobes and interlobular ducts connect lobules.
- ^ "Types of lobes". eMedicine Dictionary. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Histology of Glands". Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale, Illinois. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.