Kidneys, suprarenal, glands and posterior abdominal vessels, nerves and muscles

Posterior aspects of left kidney

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Kidneys, suprarenal, glands and posterior abdominal vessels, nerves and muscles

Posterior aspects of left kidney

1. Superior extremity
2. Posterior surface
3. Lateral margin
4. Branches of renal artery and vein which communicated with vessels in fatty capsule of kidney
5. Renal pelvis (emerging from renal sinus)
6. Medial margin
7. Hilus of kidney
8. Left renal artery (note injected adventitial veins along artery)
9. Left renal vein
10. Ureter (cut off and displaced)
11. Inferior extremity