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It is the Renal artery that supplies blood to the kidneys to be filtered. The number of Renal Arteries may vary from one or more to each kidney.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAs I am aware, there is one artery per kidney but as each reaches the kidney, it divides into several branches (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal_artery).
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What arteries connect the heart and kidney?
The renal arteries connect the kidney and the heart.
Which arteries do NOT have a vein counterpart in the kidney?
segmental
Where are stents usually implanted?
coronary arteries, the carotid arteries in the neck, and renal (kidney) or biliary (gall bladder) arteries
Blood enters the kidney through the?
renal arteries
What is the oxygenated blood enters each kidney through the?
Oxygenated blood enters the kidneys through the renal arteries. Blockage of these arteries can affect kidney function as well as blod pressure.
Name the large veins and arteries that carry blood to and from the kidney?
The Renal vein/arteryRenal Arteries (to) and Renal Veins (from)
What is the most abundant blood vessels in the kidney?
Inter lobar Arteries.
What organ works with the kidney?
they receive blood from renal arteries, function in sync with heart. The kidney and nervous system communicate via the renal plexus, whose fibers course along the renal arteries to reach the kidney they secrete harmones Male harmones and urine are excreted
Which vessels supply the cortical tissue of the kidney with blood?
cortical radiate arteries
Trace blood supply through the kidney?
***CORRECT ANSWER***Renal Arteries--> Segmental Arteries--> Lobar Arteries--> Interlobar Arteries--> Arcuate Arteries--> Cortical Radiate Arteries--> Afferent Arterioles--> Glomeruli--> Efferent Arterioles--> Peritubular Capillaries--> Cortical Radiate Veins--> Arcuate Veins--> Interlobar Veins--> Renal Vein.
What other organ works with the kidney?
they receive blood from renal arteries, function in sync with heart. The kidney and nervous system communicate via the renal plexus, whose fibers course along the renal arteries to reach the kidney they secrete harmones Male harmones and urine are excreted
How is the blood carried to the kidneys?
Blood travels to the kidney via the renal arteries. These arteries branch off the abdominal aorta at the level the intervertebral disc between L1 and L2 vertebrae. The renal arteries enter the kidney at the hilum and branch off into different segments that do not usually connect or anastomose.
