Segmental arteries of kidney

Segmental arteries of kidney
Details
Source Renal artery
Branches Interlobar arteries
Identifiers
Latin Arteriae renis
FMA 70494
Anatomical terminology

The segmental arteries are branches of the renal arteries.

There are five named segmental arteries:[1][2]

  • superior
  • inferior
  • anterior
    • anterior superior
    • anterior inferior
  • posterior

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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