Segmental arteries of kidney

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Artery: Segmental arteries of kidney
Source	renal artery
Branches	interlobar arteries

The segmental arteries are branches of the renal arteries.

There are five named segmental arteries:^[1]

• superior ^[2]
• inferior ^[3]

• anterior
  • anterior superior ^[4]
  • anterior inferior ^[5]
• posterior ^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ The Kidney
2. ^ a_61/12155975 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
3. ^ a_61/12155930 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
4. ^ a_61/12155921 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
5. ^ a_61/12155912 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
6. ^ a_61/12155966 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

[edit] External links

• Diagram at eku.edu
• MedEd at Loyola Histo/HistoImages/hl7A-47.jpg

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