ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The blood vessel that carries blood out of the kidney is the ____
A
Renal Artery
B
Renal Vein
C
Hepatic vein
D
Nephrons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Renal Vein: Renal vein takes blood away from the kidney. The process starts with the renal artery which enters the kidney as afferent arteriole . It carries the urea loaded blood into the glomerulus of the kidney.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main blood vessel that carries blood from the kidney and ureter to the inferior vena cava (a large vein that carries blood to the heart from the lower part of the body). There is a renal vein for each kidney.

Detailed explanation-3: -The renal vein is an asymmetrically paired vessel that carries the deoxygenated blood from the kidney to the inferior vena cava. Both left and right veins run anterior to their corresponding renal arteries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions: Renal artery: The renal artery helps in supplying the blood to the kidney from the heart. Renal vein: Renal vein removes the blood from the kidney.

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