Chapter 16 Retroperitoneum || All Questions Answered Correctly.

the retroperitoneal space is the area between the posterior portion of the _____ peritoneum and the posterior ___ ___ muscles correct answers parietal, abdominal wall what 3 things is the retroperitoneum subdived into? correct answers 1. anterior perirenal space 2. perirenal space, 3. posterior pararenal space what does the perirenal space surround correct answers kidney, adreal, perirenal fat what does the anterior pararenal space include correct answers duodenum, pancreas, acending and transverse colon what does the posterior pararenal space include? correct answers iliopsoas muscle ureter, and branches of ivc and ao right adrenal is more ___ to the kidney, whereas the left adrenal is more __ to the kidney correct answers superior, medial an infant adrenal gland is larger than the adults correct answers true where is the posterior pararanal space located? correct answers between the posterior renal fascia and the transversalis facsia each adrenal gland is made up of 2 endocrine glands : correct answers 1. cortex or outer part 2. medulla or core the steroids secreted by the adrenal cortex fall into the following 3 main catagories correct answers mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and sex hormones mineralocorticoids correct answers regulate electrolyte metabolism what is the principal mineralocorticoid correct answers aldosterone glucocorticoids correct answers carbohydrate metabolism primary glucocorticoids correct answers cortisone, hydrocortisone hypofunction of the adrenal cortex in humans correct answers addisons disease adrenal medulla produces ____ and _____ correct answers epinephrine, noreponephrine