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Renal Blood Vessels

Editor · Aug 30, 2017 ·

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The renal cortex and medulla contain a complex network of blood vessels. The interlobar arteries which pass between the renal pyramids, arch around the base of the pyramid as the arcuate arteries.

These give off a series of branches which enter the cortex as interlobular arterioles. From these arterioles branch the afferent arterioles. Each afferent arteriole divides into a capillary network called the glomerulus, which subsequently converges back into a single efferent arteriole.

This efferent arteriole leads away from the glomerulus into the medullary substance and becomes the vasa recta.

From the efferent arteriole arises the peritubular capillary plexus.

See Also:

  • Renovascular HypertensionRenovascular Hypertension
  • Urinary System DiagramUrinary System Diagram
  • Atherosclerosis of the Renal ArteryAtherosclerosis of the Renal Artery

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