How to dissect a human for the kidney and retroperitoneum

This anatomical video tutorial will show you a deep look inside the kidney and retroperitoneum of a human, much like yourself. If you're a medical student and you need cadaver dissection instructions, this anatomy video will help you along your way. Learn how to dissect a human for the kidney and retroperitoneum. If you want, learn a little osteology before digging in with that scalpel, but that's just my opinion.

1. Review the bony landmarks.
2. Remove the pararenal fat from around the kidney, try to identify renal fascia.
3. Remove perirenal fat to expose kidney and suprarenal gland and examine the parts and blood supply of both organs.
4. Examine the left kidney and incise it in the frontal plane to examine its internal structure.
5. Clean and examine the diaphragm, its parts, apertures and the nerves, vessels and other structures passing through or behind it.
6. Examine the preaortic autonomic nerve plexuses of the abdomen and the branches of the abdominal aorta.
7. Fragment and remove the left psoas major (and minor if present) and examine the lumbar plexus of nerves and white and gray rami of the lumbar sympathetic trunk.