Segmental arteries of kidney

The segmental arteries are branches of the renal arteries.

Segmental arteries of kidney
Details
SourceRenal artery
BranchesInterlobar arteries
Identifiers
LatinArteriae renis
FMA70494
Anatomical terminology

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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