At the bare area, what is in direct contact with the liver?

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The bare area is a portion of the liver that lacks peritoneal covering, so it lies in direct contact with another structure. That structure is the diaphragm—the inferior surface of the diaphragmatic dome sits against the liver in this region. Most of the liver is covered by peritoneum, but at the bare area the peritoneum reflections to the diaphragm create this contact. The stomach and gallbladder are separated from the liver by peritoneum and are not the direct contact surface of the bare area.