Normal AnatomyAdrenal gland
a flattened body situated in the retroperitoneal tissues at the superior pole of each kidney. It is made up of two fused organs of different embryological origin, the
adrenal cortex and
adrenal medulla. See
abdominal cavity (II), Fig. 9,
abdominal cavity (II), Fig. 10,
kidney (II), Fig. 1,
kidney (II), Fig. 11,
retroperitoneal space (II), Fig. 4HR