Venous blood returns from the nephrons through a series of vessels; the renal vein then joins the .....

RENAL AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY

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Venous blood returns from the nephrons through a series of vessels; the renal vein then joins the ____

A	afferent arterioles
B	renal pelvis
C	superior vena cava
D	inferior vena cava

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -After the kidneys have performed their cleansing function, the filtered, deoxygenated blood leaves the kidneys through the renal vein, moves up the inferior vena cava, and returns to the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The interlobular veins anastomose with each other and drain into the arcuate veins. Further, the arcuate veins drain into the interlobar veins that merge to form a single renal vein.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blood from the left and right femoral veins enters the IVC via the left and right common iliac veins, respectively. Blood from the abdominal viscera travels into the portal vein and enters the IVC via the hepatic veins after traversing the liver and its sinusoids.

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