Most of the stomach is located in the left rib and a small part is located in the upper abdomen. The anterior wall of the stomach is close to the left lobe of the liver on the right side and adjacent to the diaphragm on the left side, and is covered by the left column arch. The anterior gastric wall between the left lobe of the liver and the left costal arch is directly attached to the anterior abdominal wall. The posterior wall of stomach is adjacent to pancreas, transverse colon, left kidney and left adrenal gland, and the fundus of stomach is adjacent to diaphragm and spleen. The position of cardia and pylorus is relatively fixed. The cardia is located on the left side of 1 1 thoracic vertebra, and the pylorus is near the right side of 1 lumbar vertebra. The position of the greater curvature of the stomach is low, and its lowest point is generally at the umbilical plane.

The position of the stomach varies greatly with body shape, body position, deficiency and excess of the stomach, etc. The belly position of stout body is higher, and the position of lanky body is lower. The muscle tension of the stomach wall is low, and when standing after satiety, the lowest point of the great curvature of the stomach is downward.

Can reach the level of iliac crest.