Suprarenal veins

Vein: Suprarenal veins
The anterior surfaces of the kidneys, showing the areas of contact of neighboring viscera.
Latin vv. suprarenales
Gray's subject #173 679
Drains from    adrenal gland
Artery superior suprarenal artery, middle suprarenal artery, Inferior suprarenal artery

The Suprarenal veins are two in number:

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

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