Which of the following is not a posterior relation of the left kidney?
The sympathetic chain is not a posterior relation of the left kidney. The posterior relations of the kidney are as follows: Vessels(1): Subcostal vessels Ligaments (2): Medial and lateral arcuate ligaments Nerves (3): Subcostal, iliohypogastric, and ilioinguinal nerves Muscles (4): Diaphragm, psoas major, Quadratus lumborum, and transverses abdominis. The right kidney is related to the 12th rib and the left kidney is related to the 11th and 12th ribs. Ref: Gray's Anatomy 41st edition Pgno: 1240
Psoas major
Medial arcuate ligament
Sympathetic chain
Ilioiguinal nerve
Abdomen and pelvis