Renal vein ( latin: vena renalis)
Renal vein
The vein carries blood to the heart, and the artery carries blood away from the heart. The kidney filters nitrogenous wastes from the blood. The ureter carries blood from the kidney to the urinary bladder, and the urethra carries blood from the urinary bladder to the exterior of the body. The urinary bladder stores urine until it is expelled.
The renal vein carries blood away from the kidney and back towards the heart.
The kidney receives blood through two renal arteries. One artery supplies blood to left kidney while the other supplies blood to the right kidney. Within the kidney, each artery branches out into arterioles and finally the afferent arterioles.
The renal artery carries blood to the kidney, and the renal vein carries blood that has been purified by the kidney.
The renal artery - "renal" being the Latin word for kidney.
Blood carries waste products to the kidney when it is filtered out forming urine.
Arteries
The aorta carries blood away from the heart to the bodily organs excepting the lungs.
The aorta carries blood away from the heart towards the body. The pulmonary artery carries blood away from the heart towards the lungs.
The kidney receives blood through two renal arteries. One artery supplies blood to left kidney while the other supplies blood to the right kidney. Within the kidney, each artery branches out into arterioles and finally the afferent arterioles.
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