The adrenal arteries are arteries in the human abdomen that supply blood to the adrenal glands.
Adrenal artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Superior: Inferior phrenic artery Middle: Abdominal aorta Inferior: Renal artery |
Vein | Suprarenal veins |
Supplies | Adrenal glands |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria suprarenalis (singular) |
Anatomical terminology |
The adrenal glands receive input from three different arteries on both the left and right sides of the body:
- superior suprarenal artery branching from the inferior phrenic artery
- middle suprarenal artery branching from the abdominal aorta
- inferior suprarenal artery branching from the renal artery
References
editAhuja, Anil; Gregory E. Antonio; James F. Griffith; Simons M. Ho; K.t. Wong; Winnie C. W. Chu (2007). Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy: Ultrasound. Canada: Lippincott Williams + Wilkins. p. 1000. ISBN 978-1-931884-38-9.