348 THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIS 



1 1 inches lateral to the spine of the first lumbar vertebra, and 

 the whole kidney can be mapped out on the dorsal surface of 

 the body from the measurements already given. 



FIG. 109. Calcareous Lymph Gland, between the Transverse Processes of 

 the Fourth and Fifth Lumbar Vertebrae. The sacro-iliac joint is 

 well shown. 



The abdominal part of the ureter corresponds to a line 

 drawn from the hilum to the postero - inferior iliac spine 

 (Fig. 84). 



A knowledge of the topography of the kidneys and ureters 

 is essential for the correct interpretation of radiograms, in 



