The liver is attached to the anterior abdominal wall by the falciform ligament and, except for a small area of the liver against the diaphragm (the bare area), the liver is almost completely surrounded by visceral peritoneum (Fig. 4.105). Additional folds of peritoneum connect the liver to the stomach (hepatogastric ligament), the duodenum (hepatoduodenal ligament), and the diaphragm (right and left triangular ligaments and anterior and posterior coronary ligaments).