Lecture 11 Flashcards
Both kidneys are located in
The retroperitoneum
The ______ kidney sits a little higher in the body than the ______
Left higher than right
Which muscles lies posterior medial and posterior to the kidney
Psoas
QL
Liver lies _________ to the right kidney
Superior and anterior
Spleen lies _____ to left kidney
Superior
4 external layers of the kidneys
Renal capsule
Perirenal fat
Gerotas fascia
Pararenal fat
What is the renal capsule aka and material
True capsule
Fibrous capsule
Perinephric fat aka or aka
Adipose capsule
Packing fat of zuckerkandl
Fascia of gerota aka or aka
Perirenal fascia
Perinephric fascia
Pararenal fat
Pararenal body
4 retroperitoneal spaces
Anterior pararenal space
Perirenal space
Retrorenal space
Posterior pararenal space
Anterior pararenal space _____ area between the __________ and _________
Fat area
Between posterior peritoneum and gerotas fascia
Anterior pararenal space als oincludes other organs/ vessels such as
Pancrease Descending portion of duodenum Ascending and descending colon Superior mesenteric vessels Inferior portion of the cbd
Posterior pararenal space is between
Gerota’s fascia and the posterior abdominal wall muscles
Posterior pararenal space includes what______
Iliopsoas and QL
The posterior abdominal wall
Contains fat and nerves
Perirenal space is space seperated from _______ by_______
Pararenal space by gerotas fascia
Perirenal space includes
Kidneys and adrenal glands Perinephric fat Ureters Renal vessels Aorta and IVC Lymph nodes
Perirenal and pararenal fat (layers 2 and 4) accommodate
Movement during respiration
Kidney is divided into what two areas
Renal parenchyma
Central sinus
The renal parenchyma consists of
Cortex and medulla
Centra sinus consists of
Renal hilum
Renal sinus
What is the renal cortex
Outer portion, most superificial layer
What is the medulla
Deeper layer of the parenchyma
Medulla folds into
Projections called renal pyramids
