Stellate veins
| Stellate veins | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Drains from | Interlobular arteries |
| Drains to | Interlobular veins |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Venae stellatae renis |
| TA98 | A08.1.04.006 |
| FMA | 71635 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The stellate veins are veins that lie beneath the fibrous tunic of the kidney. They are stellate in arrangement and are derived from the capillary network, into which the terminal branches of the interlobular arteries break up. These join to form the interlobular veins, which pass inward between the rays.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1224 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Histology image: 16018loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
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