Based on What You Know About the Location of the Kidneys

question 38

Multiple Choice

Based on what you know about the location of the kidneys in the posterior abdominal wall, the hilum of the kidney must be at the level of which vertebra?

• A) T₁₁ or T₁₂
• B) L₁ or L₂
• C) L₄
• D) T₈

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Definitions:

Reptiles

A class of cold-blooded vertebrates that include snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and various extinct groups, characterized by breathing air, laying shelled eggs, and having a skin covered with scales or scutes.

Urea

An organic compound and waste product produced in the liver, resulting from the metabolism of proteins, excreted in the urine.

Amphibians

A class of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, characterized by their ability to live both in water and on land.

Mammals

Warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which females use to feed their young, and usually hair or fur on their bodies.