Interlobar veins

Interlobar veins
Interlobar veins visible and in the area marked 17..
Details
SourceArcuate veins
Drains toRenal vein
ArteryInterlobar arteries
Identifiers
Latinvenae interlobares renis
TA98A08.1.04.002
TA25003, 5009
FMA71631
Anatomical terminology

The interlobar veins are veins of the renal circulation which drain the renal lobes. They collect blood from the arcuate veins. The interlobar veins unite to form a renal vein. Each interlobar vein passes along the edge of the renal pyramids.

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