Suprarenal veins
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
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
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.
External links
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Posterior Abdominal Wall: Blood Supply to the Suprarenal Glands”
- Template:Dorlands – left
- Template:Dorlands – right
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