Kidneys from Behind

The kidneys viewed from behind. The dotted lines mark out the areas contact with the various muscle forming the posterior abdominal wall. Labels: a, depression corresponding to the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebrae; b, depression corresponding to the transverse process of the second lumbar vertebrae; c, depression corresponding to the twelfth rib.

Keywords

kidney

Galleries

Human Excretory System

Source

Cunningham, D.J. Textbook of Anatomy (New York, NY: William Wood and Co., 1903)

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