Station 3: Blood Supply to the Kidneys Flashcards
1
Q
What vertebral level are the renal arteries given off?
A
L2
2
Q
What happens to the renal arteries at the hilum of the kidney?
A
They segment
3
Q
How many segmental branches are there?
A
5/6
4
Q
What do the segmental arteries then branch to become?
A
Interlobar arteries
5
Q
What do the interlobar arteries become?
A
Arcuate arteries
6
Q
What do the arcuate arteries become?
A
Cortical radiate arteries
7
Q
What do the cortical radiate arteries become?
A
Afferent arterioles - They enter the glomerulus and are filtered in the glomerular capillaries
8
Q
A
9
Q
What vein is shown here and what does it drain into?
A
Left gonadal vein
- Drains into left renal vein
10
Q
Where does the right gonadal vein drain into?
A
IVC
11
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