Bare area of the liver

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Bare area of the liver
Vertical disposition of the peritoneum. Main cavity, red; omental bursa, blue. (Bare area of the liver labeled at right, second from the top.)
Latin area nuda hepatis
Gray's subject #246 1150
Dorlands/Elsevier a_59/12151291

Between the two layers of the coronary ligament there is a large triangular surface of the liver devoid of peritoneal covering; this is named the bare area of the liver, and is attached to the diaphragm by areolar tissue.

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