LAB: Posterior Abdominal Viscera
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
SLIDE # 1
The posterior abdominal viscera includes the retroperitoneal organs—kidneys,
suprarenal glands, ureter, as well as the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava.
There are several important relationships with each kidney, summarized in the table below:
Right Kidney
Left Kidney
Superior to kidney
Right Suprarenal gland
Left suprarenal gland
Anterior to kidney
2nd part duodenum, hepatic flexure, ileum, right lobe of liver,
Tail of pancreas, splenic flexure, spleen, stomach, jejunum
Posterior to kidney
quadratus lumborum muscle, subcostal, iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal nerves, transversus abdominus aponeurosis, 12th rib
quadratus lumborum muscle, subcostal, iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal nerves, transversus abdominus aponeurosisj, 11th and 12th rib
Question: Which of the organs bearing a relationship with the kidney are retroperitoneal and which are intraperitoneal?
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