The interlobar veins are veins of the
renal circulation
The renal circulation supplies the blood to the kidneys via the renal artery, renal arteries, left and right, which branch directly from the abdominal aorta. Despite their relatively small size, the kidneys receive approximately 20% of the cardiac ...
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.
References
External links
* - "Renal Vasculature: Efferent Arterioles & Peritubular Capillaries"
* - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney, vasculature"
Kidney anatomy
Thoracic veins
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