Posterior Abdominal Wall Flashcards
The kidneys are even with what spinal segments?
T12-L3
Which is higher? the Left or the Right Kidney?
Left
What are the kidneys in contact with medially and posteriorly?
Medially: Psoas Major and Suprarenal glands
Posteriorly: Quadratus lumborum
What structures run through the hilum of the kidney?
Renal A/V, and ureters
Renal veins terminate where?
IVC
What is special about the LEFT renal vein?
It is longer than the right and receives the LEFT GONADAL VEIN and the LEFT SUPRARENAL VEIN. On the right these veins terminate directly into the IVC
Which renal artery is longer and why?
The right renal artery is longer because the Aorta is positioned on the left side of the vertebral column.
At what vertebral level do the renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta?
L2
What crosses over the ureter on the posterior body wall of the abdomen?
The gonadal vessels
How many suprarenal veins are there? Arteries?
1/3
Where do the right and left suprarenal veins drain?
Right - IVC
Left - Left Renal Artery
The IVC passes through what hole in the diaphragm? At what vertebral level?
Caval Hiatus at T8
The right crus of the diaphragm attaches to…?
The bodies of L1- L3
The left crus of the diaphragm attaches to?
Bodies of L1-L2
What else goes through the Caval Hiatus?
The Right Phrenic Nerve
What passes through the aortic hiatus?
Aorta, Thoracic Duct