Interlobar veins | |
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![]() Interlobar veins visible and in the area marked 17.. | |
Details | |
Source | Arcuate veins |
Drains to | Renal vein |
Artery | Interlobar arteries |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae interlobares renis |
TA98 | A08.1.04.002 |
TA2 | 5003, 5009 |
FMA | 71631 |
Anatomical terminology |
The interlobar veins are veins of the renal circulation which drain the renal lobes.[ citation needed] They collect blood from the arcuate veins. The interlobar veins unite to form a renal vein. [1] Each interlobar vein passes along the edge of the renal pyramids. [2]