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1
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What vertebral level are the renal arteries given off?

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L2

2
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What happens to the renal arteries at the hilum of the kidney?

A

They segment

3
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How many segmental branches are there?

A

5/6

4
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What do the segmental arteries then branch to become?

A

Interlobar arteries

5
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What do the interlobar arteries become?

A

Arcuate arteries

6
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What do the arcuate arteries become?

A

Cortical radiate arteries

7
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What do the cortical radiate arteries become?

A

Afferent arterioles - They enter the glomerulus and are filtered in the glomerular capillaries

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9
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What vein is shown here and what does it drain into?

A

Left gonadal vein

  • Drains into left renal vein
10
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Where does the right gonadal vein drain into?

A

IVC

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