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==Kidneys==
 
==Kidneys==
The kidneys of the horse are both enclosed in a fat capsule.  Dorsally they rest against the ''psoas'' muscle and against the diaphragm.
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The kidneys of the horse are both enclosed in a fat capsule.  Dorsally they rest against the ''psoas'' muscle and against the diaphragm. The left kidney is bean-shaped and the right kidney is heart-shaped. The right kidney lies cranial to the left kidney.
    
The right kidney is to be found ventrally to, and between, the last 2 ribs and first lumbar transverse process. Cranially it touches the [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Liver|liver]] and caudally it is attached to the [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Pancreas|pancreas]] and the base of [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Large Intestine|caecum]]. The [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Small Intestine|duodenum]] winds around its lateral and then ventral surfaces.  Medially is the caudal vena cava and [[Equine Endocrine System - Horse Anatomy#Adrenal Glands|adrenal gland]].
 
The right kidney is to be found ventrally to, and between, the last 2 ribs and first lumbar transverse process. Cranially it touches the [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Liver|liver]] and caudally it is attached to the [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Pancreas|pancreas]] and the base of [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Large Intestine|caecum]]. The [[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy#Small Intestine|duodenum]] winds around its lateral and then ventral surfaces.  Medially is the caudal vena cava and [[Equine Endocrine System - Horse Anatomy#Adrenal Glands|adrenal gland]].
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