Posterior Body Wall Flashcards
kehrs sign
ruptured spleen
kidney
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suprarenal gland
endocrine organ
secretions of suprarenal gland
cortisol aldosterone androgens epinephrine norepinephrine
location of suprarenal gland
primary retroperitoneal
superior pole of kidney
-between kidney and crura of diaphragm
separrated fro kidney by thin septum
shape of right suprarenal gland
pyramidal shaped
shape of left suprarenal gland
crescent shaped
cortex of suprarenal gland
production of sterods
-glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids
medulla of suprarenal gland
postganglionic sympathetic nurons
secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine
arterial supply of suprarenal gland
superior - inferior phrenic a
middle- aorta
inferior - renal a
venous drainage of suprarenal gland
suprarenal vein
right directly to IVC
left joined by inferior phrenic vein before draining to IVC
lymph drainage of suprarenal glands
to lumbar lymph nodes
function of diaphragm
respiration
contraction - decreases intrathoracic pressure and increases intraabdominal pressure
features of diaphragm
superior convex, inferior concave
-right and left domes
can reach 5th rib during expiration