Anatomy - Kidney and Adrenals Flashcards
adrenals are also known as the […]
suprarenal glands
The […] kidney sits slightly more superiorly than the […], because […]
left
right
the liver on the right takes up so much room that it pushes the right kidney a bit inferiorly
The kidneys and adrenals are […]peritoneal
Retro
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Rib fractures of the […] could put the kidneys at risk for laceration
Posterior floating ribs
The subcostal is synonymous with the […]
Twelfth intercostal nerve
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The kidney is surrounded by a layer of fat called the […] fat, which is surrounded by the […]. Posterior to this, bordering the transversalis fascia, is the […] fat.
Perirenal
Renal fascia
Paranephric
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- Blood supply to the kidney comes from the […], which branch off the […] just lateral to the […].
- The renal veins drain into the […], making the kidneys part of the systemic or […] system.
Renal arteries
Abdominal aorta
SMA
IVC
Caval
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The […] gonadal vein drains directly into the IVC, but the […] gonadal vein drains into the left renal vein
right
left
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What is nutcracker syndrome?
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What are the origins of the:
- Superior adrenal artery
- Middle adrenal artery
- Inferior adrenal artery
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- Inferior phrenic arteries
- Abdominal aorta
- Renal arteries
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