Anterior Kidney

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
AK
Pronunciation
/ænˈtɪriər ˈkɪdni/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. The anterior part is the head kidney, having no nephron but hemopoietic tissue.
  2. 3 ) The anterior and posterior renal fascia were fused laterally behind the kidney in 14 cases ( 11 on the left and 3 on the right );
  3. When entering the first dissection plane between the perirenal fat and anterior Gerota's fascia located at the superomedial side of kidney, the adrenal gland could be identified at the initial stage of the operation.

Other meanings of AK