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| Vein: Renal vein | ||
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| The anterior surfaces of the kidneys, showing the areas of contact of neighboring viscera. | ||
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| 1. Renal pyramid 2. Efferent artery 3. Renal artery 4. Renal vein 5. Renal hilum 6. Renal pelvis 7. Ureter 8. Minor calyx 9. Renal capsule 10. Inferior renal capsule 11. Superior renal capsule 12. Afferent vein 13. Nephron 14. Minor calyx 15. Major calyx 16. Renal papilla 17. Renal column | ||
| Latin | venae renales | |
| Gray\'s | subject #173 679 | |
| Drains from | kidney | |
| Source | interlobar veins | |
| Drains to | inferior vena cava | |
| Artery | Renal artery | |
| MeSH | Renal+Veins | |
The renal veins are veins that drain the kidney. They connect the kidney to the inferior vena cava.
It is usually singular to each kidney, except in the condition "multiple renal veins".iv_2/m/MULTIPLE_RENAL_VEINS article at GE\'s Medcyclopaedia
It also divides into 2 divisions upon entering the kidney.
Often, each renal vein will have a branch that receives blood from the ureter.
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Because the inferior vena cava is on the right half of the body, the left renal vein is generally the longer of the two.
Because the inferior vena cava is not laterally symmetrical, the left renal vein often receives the following veins:Dissector Answers - Kidney & Retroperitoneum
This is in contrast to the right side of the body, where these veins drain directly into the IVC.
Diseases associated with the renal vein include renal vein thrombosis (RVT) and nutcracker syndrome (renal vein entrapment syndrome).
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Frontal section through the kidney |
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Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. |
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The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. |
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Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed. |
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Kidney |
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