What does the fissure for the ligamentum teres form?

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The fissure for the ligamentum teres hepatis marks the left boundary of the quadrate lobe (the medial part of the left lobe). The ligamentum teres is the obliterated umbilical vein that lies within this fissure on the liver’s visceral surface, running from the umbilicus to the porta hepatis. The quadrate lobe sits between this fissure and the gallbladder fossa, so its left edge is defined by the fissure for the ligamentum teres.