Kidney Gross Anatomy Ppt. Upper portions of the kidneys are somewhat protected by the eleventh and twelfth ribs. It supplies the kidney in 5 segments.
Kidneys are bean shaped organs about 11 cm long 6 cm wide 3 cm thick and weigh 150 g. They are embedded in and held in position by a mass of adipose tissue. The left kidney is located at about the t12 to l3 vertebrae whereas the right is lower due to slight displacement by the liver.
Gross anatomy of the human kidney.
The left kidney is located at about the t12 to l3 vertebrae whereas the right is lower due to slight displacement by the liver. They are embedded in and held in position by a mass of adipose tissue. Kidneys are bean shaped organs about 11 cm long 6 cm wide 3 cm thick and weigh 150 g. Bean shaped weight females 135g males 150g poles surfaces borders hilum 2.