Location Of Kidney In Human Body Diagram. Unlike the other abdominal organs the kidneys lie behind the peritoneum that lines the abdominal cavity and are thus considered to be retroperitoneal organs. Each kidney is about 4 or 5 inches long roughly the size of a large fist.
1 malpighian body 2 renal tubule. The left kidney is located slightly more superior than the right kidney due to the larger size of the liver on the right side of the body. Kidney stones are one of the most common reasons for severe sharp flank pain that may radiate to your groin area.
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The specific location of the kidneys sometimes causes the pain sensation to be confused with other types of pain such as liver or back pain. Each human kidney possesses about 1 2 millions of nephrons. 1 renal artery 2 renal vein. Renal artery enters into the kidney through hilum.