Kidney Anatomy Teach Me Anatomy. The definitive kidney initially develops in the pelvic region before ascending into the abdomen. A ureteric calculus or kidney stone is the presence of a solid stone in the urinary tract formed from minerals within the urine.
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The definitive kidney initially develops in the pelvic region before ascending into the abdomen. The medial surface features the hilum of the kidney which is the passageway for the renal vessels and the ureter. The kidney is a bean shaped organ with a convex lateral surface concave medial surface and superior and inferior poles.
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Their shape resembles a bean where we can describe the superior and inferior poles as well as the major convexity pointed laterally and the minor concavity pointed medially. The pelvic vessels usually regress but can persist as accessory renal arteries. These can obstruct urinary flow causing renal colic an acute and severe loin pain and haematuria blood in the urine. Their shape resembles a bean where we can describe the superior and inferior poles as well as the major convexity pointed laterally and the minor concavity pointed medially.
