Which ligament attaches the liver to the abdominal wall and extends from the diaphragm to the umbilicus?

• A. Falciform
• B. Coronary
• C. Hepatoduodenal
• D. Ligamentum teres

Answer: (A)

The falciform ligament anchors the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and, via its superior attachment to the diaphragm, extends down toward the umbilicus. Its inferior edge contains the ligamentum teres (round ligament), which is the remnant of the fetal umbilical vein and runs to the umbilicus. This arrangement is why it’s described as connecting the liver from the diaphragm to the umbilicus. The other ligaments don’t span from the diaphragm to the abdominal wall or to the umbilicus in this way: coronary ligaments connect the liver to the diaphragm, not the abdominal wall; the hepatoduodenal ligament links the liver to the duodenum; and ligamentum teres, while extending to the umbilicus, sits within the falciform and is not the broad peri­toneal fold that reaches the abdominal wall on its own.