{"id":4860,"date":"2025-11-22T17:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T22:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=4860"},"modified":"2025-12-07T23:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T04:10:43","slug":"kidney-location","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/chapter\/kidney-location\/","title":{"raw":"8p1 Kidney - Location","rendered":"8p1 Kidney &#8211; Location"},"content":{"raw":"<h1><strong>Kidney Location:<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Located\u00a0<strong>just below the 11th and 12th ribs<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The\u00a0<strong>left kidney<\/strong>\u00a0is positioned slightly higher than the\u00a0<strong>right kidney<\/strong>\u00a0due to the space occupied by the\u00a0<strong>liver<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Retroperitoneal:<\/strong>\u00a0Situated behind the peritoneal cavity, anchored in place and not within the peritoneal space.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRenal System Anatomy Review\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1159\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiologyinteractiveslides\/?attachment_id=1159\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1159\"><img class=\"wp-image-1159 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1961\/2024\/09\/Kidneys.-The-kidneys-are-slightly-protected-by-the-ribs-and-are-surrounded-by-fat-for-protection-not-shown-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" \/><\/a> The kidneys are slightly protected by the ribs and are surrounded by fat for protection (not shown).[\/caption]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1824\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1500\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiologyinteractiveslides\/?attachment_id=1824\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1824\"><img 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class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiologyinteractiveslides\/?attachment_id=1159\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1159 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1961\/2024\/09\/Kidneys.-The-kidneys-are-slightly-protected-by-the-ribs-and-are-surrounded-by-fat-for-protection-not-shown-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kidneys are slightly protected by the ribs and are surrounded by fat for protection (not shown).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1824\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiologyinteractiveslides\/?attachment_id=1824\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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