The liver's anterior point lies at which intercostal space on the right?

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The liver’s anterior border reaches the right side of the chest wall at about the fifth intercostal space, near the midclavicular line. This surface landmark is a classic clue in surface anatomy and guides where the liver is located beneath the ribs. Among the options, only the liver corresponds to that right-sided anterior point at the fifth intercostal space. The gallbladder sits lower, tucked under the liver near the right costal margin around the lower ribs; the stomach is mainly on the left; and the pancreas lies deeper and more midline behind the stomach. So the liver is the organ consistent with that right‑sided fifth intercostal space.