The superior pole of the right kidney reaches only as high as rib XII.
The lower poles of the kidneys occur around the level of the disc between the LIII and LIV vertebrae. The hila of the kidneys and the beginnings of the ureters are at approximately the LI vertebra.
The ureters descend vertically anterior to the tips of the transverse processes of the lower lumbar vertebrae and enter the pelvis.
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