The kidneys are lateral to most everything in the body, including the vertebral column, aorta, pancreas, stomach, and vena cava.
no, the adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys.
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No, they are inferior.
The kidneys are lateral to the urinary bladder.
That is good question! Your kidneys are not protected by the skeleton. Kidneys can be readily accessed below the twelfth rib, lateral to the spine.
Kind of.....they are lateral to it on the top (superior) of the kidneys.
Yes.
The kidneys are in the retroperitoneal space, located inferior to the diaphragm, lateral to the vertebral column, and deep to the peritoneal cavity.
Yes. The renal medulla is lateral to the renal pelvis. You have the renal pelvis placed lateral to the medulla. The kidneys face to each other lateral to the vertebral column.. The right kidney is situated lower than the left kidney. This happens due to big size of the liver.
the kidneys are in the stomach and aren't really protected by any bones
There are no internal organs lateral to the ribs. The arms are lateral to the ribs.