Renal vein
Short thick veins which return blood from the kidneys to the vena cava / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The renal veins in the renal circulation, are large-calibre[1] veins that drain blood filtered by the kidneys into the inferior vena cava. There is one renal vein draining each kidney.[citation needed] Each renal vein is formed by the convergence of the interlobar veins of one kidney.[2]
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Renal vein | |
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Details | |
Drains from | kidney |
Source | interlobar veins, Left ovarian vein |
Drains to | inferior vena cava |
Artery | Renal artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae renales |
MeSH | D012082 |
TA98 | A12.3.09.009 |
TA2 | 5000, 5006 |
FMA | 14334 |
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Because the inferior vena cava is on the right half of the body, the left renal vein is longer than the right one.