EXCRETORY SYSTEM
KIDNEY
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Question
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Which blood vessels branch directly off of the renal artery?
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Segmental Arteries
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Arcuate Arteries
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Inerlobar Arteries
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Interlobular Arteries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In humans, each renal artery divides into segmental arteries that give way to interlobar arteries. These lead into arcuate arteries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The renal artery was divided into anterior and posterior branches. The anterior branch further divided into four branches viz. apical segmental artery (ASA), Upper segmental artery (USA), middle segmental artery (MSA), lower segmental artery (LSA) while the posterior branch continue as posterior segmental artery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Oxygenated blood comes to the kidneys from the right and left renal arteries off the abdominal aorta. Deoxygenated blood leaves the kidneys via the right and left renal veins that run into to the inferior vena cava.
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