Nedra

Hi Tessa - the liver is under the right rib cage, toward the front of the body, and the spleen is under the left rib cage. The kidneys are also under the rib cage, in the back. The rib cage as a protection for all the major organs. Normally, on deep inspiration, the person who is palpating your abdomen cannot feel the liver, unless it is enlarged. It should not be felt below the rib cage (sticking out from under the ribs). It becomes enlarged when diseased, and can be enlarged for many different reasons. If, when the doc palpates the abdomen, that area is tender, that is a sign something is wrong. It should normally not be tender.

Hope this has been of help

Nedra