Anatomy Part 3 Flashcards
Vertebral level of the kidney
T12 - L3
3 coverings of the kidney
perirenal fat
renal/Gerota’s fascia - also encloses adrenal glands, continuous laterally with fascia transversalis
pararenal fat - most external, forms part of retroperitoneal fat
structures that leave the renal hilum
Anterior to posterior: VAP
renal v.
renal a.
renal pelvis
Organs related to the kidney
Both R and L posterior: diaphragm, 12th rib (11th also on L kidney), costodiaphragmatic recess of the pleura
Anterior:
R - suprarenal gland, liver, 2nd part of duodenum, right colic flexure
L - suprarenal gland, spleen, pancreas, stomach, left colic flexure, jejunum
T or F?
Kidneys are retroperitoneal
True
R kidney hilum vertebral level
L1 and L2 (lower than L since the liver is there)
L kidney vertebral level:
superior pole
hilum
inferior pole
superior pole - 11th rib
hilum - L1
inferior pole - L3
How many renal pyramids per kidney?
12
Trace flow of pee
renal pyramids –> renal papilla –> 2 or 3 minor calyces –> 2 or 3 major calyces –> renal pelvis –> ureter
Blood supply of kidneys
renal a. from aorta at level L2
Venous drainage of kidneys
renal v. to IVC
Lymphatic drainage of kidneys
R and L lateral aortic lymph nodes (a.k.a. para-aortic or lumbar LN)
Nerve supply of kidneys
renal sympathetic plexus (afferent fibers enter spinal cord at T10, 11 and 12)
Preaortic lymph nodes comprised of
Celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric LN
Flow of blood into (and out of in reverse) kidney
aorta –> renal a. –> segmental a. –> interlobar a. (between pyramids in the medulla) –> arcuate a. –> interlobular a. (extend into cortex)
For drainage, reverse and replace a. to v.
In renal transplant, what are the vascular connections of the new kidney?
Renal vEIn –> renal v. anastomosed to external iliac
Renal artery –> anastomosed to internal iliac a.
Ureterocystostomy
Nutcracker syndrome
Compression of L renal vein between superior mesenteric a. and aorta
Compression may cause renal and adrenal hypertension on the left, and in males, a varicocele on the left
Which is longer, R or L renal a.?
R renal a. is longer, posterior to IV
Which is longer, R or L renal v.?
L renal v. is longer, between SMA and abdominal aorta
What part of the adrenal gland hypertrophies in response to elevated levels of ACTH?
zona fasciculata and reticularis
Normal weight of adrenal gland
4 grams
3 zones of adrenal cortex and what they produce
Out to in, GFR and ACA
Outer - Zona glomerulosa - Aldosterone (mineralocorticoids)
Middle - Zona fasciculata - Cortisol (glucocorticoids, thickest layer, 75% of cortex)
Inner - Zona reticularis - Androgens
Cortex is derived from mesoderm
What does the adrenal medulla produce?
Catecholamines: NE and Epi
From neural crest ectoderm
Right adrenal gland
triangular
anteromedially: IVC
anterolaterally: liver
posterior: diaphragm
Left adrenal gland
crescent
anterior: spleen, stomach, pancreas
posterior: diaphragm
Suprarenal a. supplied by
Superior from inferior phrenic
Middle from abdominal aorta
Inferior from renal
Venous drainage of adrenal gland
R adrenal v. drains into IVC
L adrenal v. drains into L renal vein
Lymphatic drainage of adrenal glands
Lateral aortic LNs
Innervation of adrenal glands
Celiac ganglion?
Adrenocortical insufficiency
Addison disease
Increased pigmentation - bronze skin tone
Muscular weakness
Weight loss
Hypotension
Cortical hyperplasia due to adenoma or carcinoma of cortex
Cushing syndrome
Moon-shaped face Truncal obesity Abnormal hairiness/hirsutism Hypertension Buffalo hump
Virilization in females, due to excessive androgen production during fetal period
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Ureters enter the bladder at the level of
Ischial spines
Structures near ureter
Lateral angle of bladder
In males, crossed by vas deferens
In females, turns forward medially beneath broad ligament, crossed by uterine a.
Structures related to R ureter
Ant: duodenum, ileum, R colic and ileocolic vessels, R gonadal vessels
Post: R psoas, bifurcation of R common iliac a.
Structures related to L ureter
Ant: Sigmoid colon, L colic vessels, L gonadal vessels
Post: L psoas, bifurcation of L common iliac a.
Ureteric constrictions - where renal stones may lodge
- Where renal pelvis joins ureter (origin)
- Where it crosses the pelvic brim and external iliac a. (pelvic brim)
- Where is pierces the bladder wall (VUJ)
Blood supply of ureters
Abdominal
Upper - renal a.
Middle - gonadal a., abdominal a. common iliac a.
Pelvic
Lower - superior vesical a. (from internal iliac a.)
Also, uterine a., middle rectal a., vaginal a., inferior vesical a.
Where is the ureter located? How long is it?
Retroperitoneal, 1/2 is abdominal, 1/2 is pelvic, 10 inches or 25 cm long