(anatomy) A vein which returns blood from the kidney to the vena cava.
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(anatomy) A vein which returns blood from the kidney to the vena cava.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
Synonym: vena renalis
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| Vein: Renal vein | |||
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| The anterior surfaces of the kidneys, showing the areas of contact of neighboring viscera. | |||
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| Latin | venae renales | ||
| Gray's | subject #173 679 | ||
| Drains from | kidney | ||
| Source | interlobar veins | ||
| Drains to | inferior vena cava | ||
| Artery | Renal artery | ||
| MeSH | Renal+Veins | ||
The renal veins are veins that drain the kidney. They connect the kidney to the inferior vena cava.
It is usually singular to each kidney, except in the condition "multiple renal veins".[1]
It also divides into 2 divisions upon entering the kidney:
Often, each renal vein will have a branch that receives blood from the ureter.
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Because the inferior vena cava is on the right half of the body, the left renal vein is generally the longer of the two.
Because the inferior vena cava is not laterally symmetrical, the left renal vein often receives the following veins:[2]
This is in contrast to the right side of the body, where these veins drain directly into the IVC.
Diseases associated with the renal vein include renal vein thrombosis (RVT) and nutcracker syndrome (renal vein entrapment syndrome).
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