Adrenal Anatomy

Question 1

Arteries and their origins

Answer 1

Sup adrenal a (inf phrenic a)
Mid adrenal a (AA)
Inf adrenal a (renal a)

Question 2

Veins and where they drain

Answer 2

Rt adrenal v (IVC)
Lt adrenal v (Lt renal v)

Question 3

Lymphatic drainage

Answer 3

Lumbar lymph nodes

Question 4

Innervation

Answer 4

coeliac plexus (sympathetic)

Question 5

Embryological origin of cortex

Answer 5

Mesoderm

Question 6

Embryological origin of medulla

Answer 6

Ectodermal neural crest cells