446 SPLANCHNOLOGY, OR ANATOMY OF THE VISCERA 



touch it. The lesser peritoneal sac extends over the left kidney 

 and suprarenal. The external border is in relation with the 

 spleen above. The posterior, internal, superior relations 

 are the same as the right kidney, except that posteriorly it 



FIG. 73 



URETER 



COLUMN OF 

 \ BERTIN 



MEDULLARY 

 PYRAMID 



M EDULLARY 

 PYRAMID 



COLUMN OF 

 BERTIN 



Vortical section of kidney, showing the secreting portion, the vc.ssc.-Is, and the 

 beginnings of the ureter. (Testut.) 



is grooved by the eleventh and twelfth ribs. The areas in 

 relation with the liver, the spleen, and intestines are covered 

 by peritoneum. 



Fixation of the Kidney. The kidney is embedded in a mass 

 of fatty tissue (capsule adiposa) surrounded by a fibrous sheath 



