THE SUPRA-RENAL GLANDS 



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dermic needle may be passed into its substance without any 

 bad after-effects. As a general rule, under these circumstances, 

 the organ is enlarged and its diaphragmatic surface, being in direct 

 contact with the anterior abdominal wall (p. 405), may be reached 

 without the risk of injuring any of the neighbouring viscera. 



f Diaphragm 



Cardiac end 



of stomach 

 Gastric sur- 

 ~"~ face of spleen 

 ___ Left supra- 

 renal gland 

 """ Left kidney 

 Splenic 

 vessels 



h- 4- Pancreas 



YIG. 145.- 



Left kidney 



I _Left colic (splenic) 



flexure 



Commencement 

 of je unum 



-The relations of the Left Kidney and the Viscera, which 

 form the " bed " of the Stomach. 



The Supra-renal Glands. The supra-renal glands lie on 

 the upper part of the posterior abdominal wall. They are 

 closely related to the upper poles of the kidneys, from which 

 they are separated only by a little loose areolar tissue. This 

 relationship, however, is purely topographical, for the develop- 



