Organs lying on the posterior wall Flashcards
Where do the kidneys lie?
Posterior abdominal wall at the level of T12-L3 vertebrae
Why is the right kidney slighhtly lower than the left?
To accomodate the liver on the right
What is the anterior- to- posterior arrangement of the structures entering and leaving the hilum of kidney
Vein lies anterior to artery. Ureter is posterior
How are the kindyes peritonised?
Retroperitoneal
What are the ureters
Muscular ducts carrying urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
How are the ureters peritoneised?
Retroperitoneal
What is the term used to describe the expanded upper part of the ureter?
Renal pelvis
What are the 3 constriction points of the ureter?
At the junction of the ureters and renal pelvis (pelviureteric junction
The pelvic brim – when the ureter crosses the external iliac artery
Urteero-visical junction – where the uterers enter the bladder
What is the anatomical location of the suprarenal gland?
Medial aspect of upper poles of kindye
What kind of gland is the adrenal gland?
Endocrine gland
A= superadrenal gland
B = renal vein
C = renal artery
D = kidney
E = renal pelvis
F = ureter
