Picture Tests in Anatomy - Abdomen - Posterior Wall 4

After completion of this video, you will be able to identify and discuss some features of the retroperitoneum:
Identify location and relations of the hepatorenal pouch (Morrison’s pouch) and its clinical significance. Identify the anterior relations of the right and left kidneys. Identify the components of the pelvicalyceal system and the lining epithelium. Identify the renal cortex and describe its components. Identify the tributaries and relations of the left renal vein. Describe the reason why the renal veins are not bilaterally symmetrical. Identify the relations of the gonadal vessels on both sides to the structures in the posterior abdominal wall. Identify the psoas major muscle and the relations of its overlying fascia. Describe why inflammatory collection within the psoas fascia points in the inguinal region. Identify the origin, branches and relations of the renal arteries. Identify accessory renal arteries and describe their clinical significance. Identify the iliohypogastric nerve, its root value, and how to differentiate it from the subcostal and the ilioinguinal nerves.
Presented and edited by Dr. Akram Jaffar, Ph.D.