Class 2 - Station 5: Kidneys, Suprarenals and Ureters Flashcards

1
Q

Where do the kidneys lie (area of the abdomen and vertebral level?)

A

Posterior abdominal wall betwee T12 and L3

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2
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What are the 3 main structures that enter/leave the hilum of the kidney?

A
  1. Renal vein
  2. Renal artery
  3. Pelvis of the ureter
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3
Q

What is the order of structures from anterior to posterior entering/leaving the hilum of the kidney?

A

Renal vein

Renal artery

Renal pelvis (ureter)

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4
Q

How are the kidneys peritonised?

A

Retroperitoneal

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5
Q

What sits directly anterior to the right kidney?

A

Head of the pancreas

1st and 2nd duodenum

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6
Q

What is the anatomical location of the suprarenal gland?

A

Superior to the kidneys at the level of T12. Anterior to the posterior 12th rib

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7
Q

Identify the labels

A
  1. Suprarenal glands
  2. Vena Cava
  3. Aorta
  4. Body of kidney
  5. Ureter (just distal to renal pelvis)
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8
Q

What is significant about the left renal vein?

A

Has to cross over abdominal aorta to reach the IVC.

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9
Q

What type of tissue are the ureters?

A

Muscular

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10
Q

What is the most proximal ureter constriction between the kidney and the bladder?

A

At the pelviureteric junction (junction between ureters and renal pelvis)

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11
Q

What condition can occur with a very narrow pelviureteric junction?

A

Hydronephrosis

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12
Q

What is the middle contrsiction site of the ureters?

A

At the major iliac vessels

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13
Q

What is the most distal ureter constriction site?

A

The vesicoureteric junction (between the ureters and the bladder)

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14
Q

What is the bilareral action of the psoas major contracting?

A

Flexion of the trunk

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