Suprarenal veins

Suprarenal veins
The anterior surfaces of the kidneys, showing the areas of contact of neighboring viscera.
Details
Drains from	Adrenal gland
Artery	Superior suprarenal artery, middle suprarenal artery, inferior suprarenal artery
Identifiers
Latin	Venae suprarenales
TA98	A12.3.09.011 A12.3.09.013
TA2	4998, 5012
FMA	14348
Anatomical terminology

The Suprarenal veins are two in number:

• the right ends in the inferior vena cava.
• the left ends in the left renal or left inferior phrenic vein.

They receive blood from the adrenal glands and will sometimes form anastomoses with the inferior phrenic veins.

Additional images

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  Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins.
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  Suprarenal glands viewed from the front.
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  Suprarenal glands viewed from behind.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 679 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• Anatomy photo:40:04-0104 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: Blood Supply to the Suprarenal Glands"
• "Left suprarenal vein" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary