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renal artery

Origin: aorta below level of superior mesenteric artery Branches: Divides into primary/secondary branches. 1) segmental arteries 2) ureteral branches 3) inferior suprarenal artery Distribution: -> kidney via segmental arteries of kidney

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GENERAL: artery RELATED: renal artery stenosis FORM: renal artery BRANCHES: segmental artery of kidney ORIGIN: aorta

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Gardner, Gray & O'Rahilly. Anatomy. Saunders 4th ed., 1975