The liver, the largest parenchymal organ of the body, averages 1500 grams (g). It is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, beneath the diaphragm, and is anatomically divided into right and left lobes and then further subdivided according to the pattern of its blood supply and biliary drainage. It is covered by a connective tissue capsule, the Glisson capsule, which in turn is covered by visceral peritoneum, reflections of which form the various suspensory hepatic ligaments. These structures demarcate the bare area of the liver directly in contact with the diaphragm