ABDOMINAL CAVITY 



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in situ> dimples, corresponding to the tips of the transverse 

 processes of the first, second and third lumbar vertebrae, 

 and a shallow groove for the last rib, may sometimes be 

 detected on the posterior surface of the kidney. A furrow 

 corresponding to the lateral lumbo-costal arch is sometimes 

 to be seen on the posterior aspect of the kidney. 



The student should never experience any difficulty in 

 determining the side to which a given kidney belongs. Even 



Crus of diaphragm 

 Lateral lumbo- 

 costal arch 

 (O.T. external 

 arcuate ligament 



Diaphragm 



Spleen 



Intestine 



Crus of diaphragm 



Lateral lumbo 

 costal arch 

 (O.T. external 

 arcuate ligament 



Diaphragm 



FIG. 1 80. Dissection from behind to show the relation of the two Pleural 

 Sacs to the Kidneys. Outline of upper portions of kidneys indicated by 

 dotted lines. 



allowing that the upper end cannot be distinguished from the 

 lower end, or the anterior surface from the posterior surface, 

 by differences in their appearance (which is frequently the 

 case when the kidney has not been hardened in situ\ the 

 ureter alone is sufficient for the purpose. It lies -next the 

 posterior lip of the hilum, and it curves downwards towards 

 the lower end of the kidney. 



