Interlobar veins

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Vein: Interlobar veins
Interlobar veins visible but not labeled.
Latin	venae interlobares renis
Source	arcuate veins
Drains to	renal vein
Artery	interlobar arteries
Dorlands / Elsevier	v_05/12850658

The interlobar veins are vessels of the renal circulation which drain the renal lobes.

[edit] External links

• Interlobar+veins+of+kidney at eMedicine Dictionary
• Physiology at MCG 7/7ch03/7ch03p10 - "Renal Vasculature: Efferent Arterioles & Peritubular Capillaries"
• Histology at BU 15901lba - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney, vasculature"

v • d • e Urinary system – Kidney Layers Renal fascia • Renal capsule • Renal cortex  (Renal column) • Renal medulla (Renal sinus, Renal pyramids, medullary interstitium) • Renal lobe • Cortical lobule • Medullary ray • Nephron Afferent circulation Renal artery → Segmental arteries → Interlobar arteries → Arcuate arteries → Cortical radial arteries → Afferent arterioles → Renal corpuscle (Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule) Renal tubule Proximal tubule → Loop of Henle (Descending, Thin ascending, Thick ascending) → Distal convoluted tubule → Connecting tubule → Collecting ducts → Duct of Bellini → Renal papilla → Minor calyx → Major calyx → Renal pelvis → Ureter Efferent circulation Glomerulus → Efferent arterioles → Peritubular capillaries / Vasa recta → Arcuate vein → Interlobar veins → Renal vein Juxtaglomerular apparatus Macula densa • Juxtaglomerular cells • Extraglomerular mesangial cell Filtration Glomerular basement membrane • Podocyte • Filtration slits • Intraglomerular mesangial cell • Tubular fluid Renal physiology Acid base physiology • Fluid balance