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Urinary Sytem
Urinary Sytem
4)Abnormal kidney .
17. Ectopic Kidneys
a. In the pelvis or lie in the inferior part of the abdomen.
b.
Result from failure of the kidneys to “ascend.”
c. Pelvic kidneys are close to
each other and may fuse to form a discoid kidney.
f. Crossed renal ectopia
Both kidneys on the right side of the
abdomen.
g. Fused kidneys.
.
In the adult the urachus is
represented by the median umbilical ligament.