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The liver is primarily located in the upper right quadrant, just below the diaphragm, mostly under the ribs. It also extends across the middle of the upper abdomen and part way into the left upper abdomen. It is an irregularly shaped, dome-like solid structure The liver consists of two main parts (a larger right lobe and a smaller left lobe) and two minor lobes. During inspiration, the liver is pushed down by the diaphragm and the lower edge of the liver descends below the margin of the lowest rib (costal margin).
just below the diaphram

Although the liver can extend to the middle of the abdomen (and even span the width of the abdomen, in diseased individuals), a healthy liver is located just below the diaphragm (where the ribs stop), and is situated mostly on the right side of the abdomen.
The liver is located under the diaphragm, with its greater mass on it's right side and extending just a little bit more to the left from the middline.

In other words:

If you palpate carefully just under your right coastal arch (under your right ribs) and a bit upward you might feel your liver.
It is located on the top right side of the abdomen. It fills the whole of the right done under the diaphragm and projects into the left dome too.
It is located on the top right side of the abdomen. It fills the whole of the right done under the diaphragm and projects into the left dome too.

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