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| Artery: Middle suprarenal arteries | |
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| Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels. (Middle suprarenal artery visible but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | arteria suprarenalis media |
| Gray's | subject #154 610 |
| Supplies | adrenal gland |
| Source | abdominal aorta |
| Vein | suprarenal veins |
The middle suprarenal arteries (middle capsular arteries; suprarenal arteries) are two small vessels which arise, one from either side of the abdominal aorta, opposite the superior mesenteric artery.
They pass laterally and slightly upward, over the crura of the diaphragm, to the suprarenal glands, where they anastomose with suprarenal branches of the inferior phrenic and renal arteries.
In the fetus these arteries are of large size.citation needed
External links
- SUNY Labs 40:11-0104 - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: Branches of the Abdominal Aorta"
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