Int J Anat Res 2018, 6(2.1):5072-75. ISSN 2321-4287 5072 Original Research Article STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN HUMAN CADAVERIC LIVERS Seema Rani Khajuria 1 , Rakesh Kumar Agarwal * 2 , Hemant Saini 3 . ABSTRACT Address for Correspondence: Dr.Rakesh Kumar Agarwal, Assistant professor, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwer Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti, Solan (H.P.) India -173229. mob no.+918350800250 E-Mail: drrakeshagarwal@rediffmail.com Background: Liver is a large gland which occupies a substantial (large) portion of the abdominal cavity of human body .It is situated below the right side of diaphragm and mainly occupies the right hypochondrium, epigastrium and part of left hypochondrium. Anatomically it has left and right lobes which are divided by falciparm ligament, fissure for ligamentamvenousm and fissure for ligamentamteres. It has caudate and quardate lobes as the parts of right anatomical lobe Anatomical variations in cadaveric livers are present in form of lingular process of left lobe, accessory lobe,hypoplastic lobe, accessory fissure and diaphargmatic groove on superior surface of liver.The knowledge of morphological variations of liver may be useful to surgeon during transplantation physicians to rule out the liver diseases and radiologist for correct diagnosis. Materials and Methods: The knowledge of morphological variations was observed in 50 livers during the routine dissection and specimen present in department of anatomy.In 50 livers we observed 23 were present with morphological variation this shows that 46% of liver were abnormal. Conclusion: In the present study it is observed that accessory lobe, hypo plastic lobe, accessory fissure and diapharmatic grove on superior surface of liver are more common morphological variations .The morphological variations remains asymptomatic but can lead to misinterpretations during surgical and radiological procedure. Thus the present study is useful for radiologists and surgeons to plan the surgical procedures. KEY WORDS: Human Liver Variation, Accessory, Hypoplasticlobe. INTRODUCTION International Journal of Anatomy and Research, Int J Anat Res 2018, Vol 6(2.1):5072-75. ISSN 2321-4287 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.113 Access this Article online Quick Response code International Journal of Anatomy and Research ISSN (E) 2321-4287 | ISSN (P) 2321-8967 https://www.ijmhr.org/ijar.htm DOI-Prefix: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.113 1 Assistant professor, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwer Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti, Solan (H.P.) India. *2 Assistant professor, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwer Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti, Solan (H.P.) India. 3 Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, Maharishi Markandeshwer Medical College and Hospi- tal, Kumarhatti, Solan (H.P.) India. Received: 09 Jan 2018 Peer Review: 09 Jan 2018 Revised: None Accepted: 07 Mar 2018 Published (O): 05 Apr 2018 Published (P): 05 Apr 2018 Journal Information ICV for 2016 90.30 Article Information shape vary with age, size and body weight. In foetus liver weight is 5% of the body weight and it decreases upto 2% in adulthood [1]. In foetal life it is haemopoieticcentre. In first 3 months of gestation right and left lobes are equal in size but left lobe gets smaller when spleen and bone marrow starts functioning. Liver is the largest gland and second largest organ in human body which occupies the most of the right and part of left upper abdominal cavity. Anatomically the liver is divided into larg- est lobe, small left lobe and on right lobe cau- date, quadrate lobes are present. Liver size and