Which area of the liver is not covered by Glisson's capsule?

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The liver’s surface is mostly wrapped in a fibrous Glisson’s capsule and covered by visceral peritoneum, but there is a distinct region on the diaphragmatic (top) surface where the peritoneal covering is absent and the liver sits directly against the diaphragm. That area is the bare area. It is bounded by the reflections of the coronary ligaments and represents the part of the liver not covered by peritoneum (and thus not by the usual coverings on the liver surface). The other regions—such as surfaces over the caudate and quadrate lobes and the porta hepatis area—are covered by Glisson’s capsule and peritoneum, so they are not bare. This makes the bare area the correct choice.