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8 Cards in this Set
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Position of the kidneys from - to which vertebrae (in supine position)
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T 12 - L 3
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Anterior surface of right kidney neighbors:
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Right suprarenal gland
Liver (separated by peritoneum) Descending part of duodenum Right colic flexure Small intestine (intraperitoneal) |
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Anterior surface of left kidney neighbors:
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Left suprarenal gland
Stomach and spleen (intraperitoneal) Pancreas Left colic flexure BBeginning of descending colon Jejunum (intraperitoneal) |
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Posterior surface of kidneys:
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Superiorly: Diaphragm
Inferior to this, from medial to lateral: Psoas major, quadratus lumborum, transversus abdominis. Subcostal vessels and nerves Iliohypogastric nerve Ilioinguinal nerve |
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What's the order of the layers of fat and fascia surrounding the kidneys, from innermost to outermost?
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Perinephric (perirenal) fat
Renal fascia Paranephric (pararenal) fat (Posteriorly: transversalis fascia) |
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In the pelvis, the ureter is crossed by:
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The ductus deferens in men
The uterine artery in women |
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Course of abdominal part of the right ureter
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At origin: Overlapped by descending part of duodenum.
Descends lateral to IVC. It's crossed anteriorly by the right colic and ileocolic vessels. Near pelvis it passes behind the mesentery and terminal ileum. |
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Course of abdominal part of the left ureter:
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Crossed by left colic vessels
Goes posterior to sigmoid colon and its mesentery in posterior wall of intersigmoid recess |
