The<unk>   is the acute<unk>  formed on either side of the human back between the twelfth rib and the vertebral column.
The kidney lies directly below this area, so is the place where, with percussion, pain is elicited when the person has kidney stones or kidney inflamation. The presence of pain is marked as a positive Murphy's punch sign or as<unk>  tenderness.
Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney.
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Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney.
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Costovertebral angle
Intervertebral foramina
Sternal plane
Tendinous intersection
Ischial spine
Cervical rib
Parietal bone
Pubic symphysis