URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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Which blood vessels branch off of the aorta to supply blood to the kidneys for filtration?
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renal arteries
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renal veins
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vena cava
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pulmonary arteries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The renal arteries are large blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your kidneys. Renal is another word for kidney. You have two renal arteries. The right renal artery supplies blood to the right kidney, while the left artery sends blood to the left kidney.
Detailed explanation-2: -The blood travels from the aorta in the heart to the renal arteries in each of the kidneys. The renal artery branches into smaller arteries called the afferent arterioles. The blood travels from the afferent arterioles to the glomerulus, located in the nephron.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main blood vessel that supplies blood to a kidney and its nearby adrenal gland and ureter. There is a renal artery for each kidney.
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