Session 1 - Notes

Question 1

Give ten retroperitoneal structures

Answer 1

SAD PUCKERS S = Suprarenal glands (aka the adrenal glands), ] A = Aorta/IVC, D = Duodenum (second and third segments ) P = Pancreas U = Ureters C = Colon (only the ascending and descending branches) K = Kidneys E = Esophagus R = Rectum.

Question 2

At what verterbal level would you find the upper pole of the left kidney?

Answer 2

T11

Question 3

At what vertebral level would you find the upper pole of the right kidney?

Answer 3

T12

Question 4

Where does the left renal vein pass in relation to the abdominal aorta? Why is this significant?

Answer 4

Passes anterior to it If AAA develops, renal vein may be occluded

Question 5

What is 1?

Answer 5

Renal artery

Question 6

Label the image

2,3,4,5,6,7

Answer 6

Interlobar artery 2
Arcuate artery 3
Interlobular arteries 4
Renal vein 8
Interlobar vein 7
Arcuate vein 6
Interlobular veins 5

Question 7

In a female, what surgery would you be worried about damaging the ureter?

Answer 7

Hysterectomy, may mistake ureter for uterine artery

Question 8

How long is the male and female urethra?

Answer 8

Male - 20cm

Female - 4cm

Question 9

Give the four sections of the male urethra

Answer 9

Penile urethra -> Membranous urethra -> Prostatic urethra -> Pre-prostatic urethra

Question 10

Where is the female urethral opening?

Answer 10

Vaginal vestibule between anterior ends of labia minora and the clitoris