Figure 3.

Vascular corrosion cast of a rat liver, showing the liver lobes. The medial lobe is formed by the right medial lobe (RML) and left medial lobe (LML). The right liver lobe is formed by the superior right lateral lobe (SRL) and the inferior right lateral lobe (IRL). The left liver lobe is formed by the left lateral lobe (LLL). The caudate lobe (CL) is formed by the anterior caudate lobe (ACL), posterior caudate lobe (PCL) and caudate process (CP). (A) The portal venous (and part of the hepatic venous) system is colored blue, whereas the hepatic arterial (and part of the hepatic venous) system is pigmented with a yellow dye. A smaller sample was dissected from the right medial lobe (RML) to study the microcirculation. (B) Yellow‐colored parts of the intestines' arterial system are also included (see black arrow) as well as the portal venous catheter (see dashed arrow). (C) Dissected microvascular sample of a rat liver. (D) Microscope image of the cast surface, illustrating the liver lobules (i.e. cloud‐like structures in the image; black contour). (E) SEM‐image of the sinusoids.