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it and the liver. With the exception of the narrow strip 

 covered by the suprarenal gland, the hepatic area on the 

 anterior surface of the kidney is covered with peritoneum. 

 The colic impression corresponds to the lower part of the 

 surface, and sometimes it exhibits a marked degree of 

 obliquity. The right colic flexure and the commencement 

 of the transverse colon are in contact with the colic area. 

 The posterior surfaces of those portions of large intestine 

 are devoid of peritoneum, and are bound to the kidney by 



Superior mesenteric 

 vessels 





FIG. 177. Right Kidney and Duodenum. 



areolar tissue. The duodenal impression^ or area of contact 

 with the descending part of the duodenum, is in the 

 neighbourhood of the hilum, and varies greatly both in 

 position and extent (Figs. 155, 177). 



The lower pole of the right kidney, and the area of the 

 anterior surface between the suprarenal gland above, the 

 colon below, and the duodenum medially are covered with 

 peritoneum, but the peritoneum is separated from the 

 remaining parts of the anterior surface by the viscera 

 mentioned. 



Anterior Surface of the Left Kidney. The left suprarenal 

 gland, the spleen, the stomach, and the pancreas are in 



