Objectives


  1. To state the position, extents, coverings, relations and blood vessels of the kidney
  2. To describe the location, relations and blood supply of the suprarenal glands
  3. To define the course and relations of the ureter and understand the pattern of its blood supply.
  4. To display the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava and their branches/ tributaries
  5. To display the muscles and nerves of the posterior abdominal wall.
  6. To display the costal and vertebral attachments, openings and relations of the thoracic diaphragm
 

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Chapter 34: The Retroperitoneal Structures Posterior Abdominal Wall and Thoracic Diaphragm