The adrenal glands are what lie on top to the kidney.
In man the location of the adrenal glands is that of directly anterior to the kidneys while the adrenal glands in the fetal pig is found near the aorta towards the cephalic end of the kidneys.
Sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles are both found in fetal pigs. Sternothyroid muscles are around the rib cage while the sternohyroid muscles are over top the sternum.
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On the top on the kidney.
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The structure of a nephron is difficult to determine because a nephron is very small, and there are so many nephrons piled on top of each other that they are difficult to distinguish. A healthy human kidney has about 1 million nephrons.
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"Frontal" refers to the front portion of the kidney or any structure, sagittal refers to an imaginary plane through the middle of the body, dividing into equal left and right portions. So to take a sagittal section of the kidney is not usually possible as there is one on each side in humans and they are not near the midline.
The superior pole refers to the top portion of an anatomical structure, such as the superior pole of the kidney or spleen. It is the part located highest or closest to the head in the body.