AIIMS November 2011 – MCQ 13

Which among the following is not a hepatic plate?
A. Ductal plate
B. Hilar plate
C. Umbilical plate
D. Cystic plate

Correct answer : A

Ref : Anatomy of the hepatic hilar area: the plate system, JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SURGERY

To surgically manage hilar bile duct carcinoma successfully, it is important to be familiar with the principal anatomical variations of the biliary and vascular components of the plate system in the hepatic hilar area, because all the variations in the bile ducts and vessels occur in the plate system. The plate system consists of bile ducts and blood vessels surrounded by a sheath. There are three plates in the hilar area: the hilar plate, the cystic plate, and the umbilical plate.