Kidney, Ureter, Bladder Flashcards
Location of the kidney
T12 - L3
3 coverings of the kidney
- perirenal fat
- renal fascia/gerota
- pararenal fat
3 structures that enter the renal hilum
- renal vein - anterior
- renal artery
- renal pelvis - posterior
Landmarks of Left kidney
superior pole - 11th rib
hilum - L1
inferior pole - L3
Landmark of Right kidney
hilum - L1 and L2
Blood supply of kidney
renal artery from aorta L2
venous supply of kidney
renal vein from IVC
nerve supply of kidney
renal sympathetic plexus
lymph drainage of kidney
lateral aortic lymph nodes
Renal transplant
- renal artery anastomosed to internal iliac artery
2. renal vein anastomosed to external iliac vein
Weight of adrenal gland
4 grams
characteristic of right adrenal gland
triangular in shape
anteromedial - IVC
anterolateral - liver
posterior - diaphragm
characteristic of left adrenal gland
crescent in shape
anterior - stomach, splleen, pancreas
posterior - diaphragm
embryonic origin of adrenal gland
- cortex - mesoderm
2. medulla - neural crest
blood supply of adrenal medulla
- superior from inferio phrenic artery
- middle from abdominal aorta
- inferior from renal artery