Renal vein
| Renal vein | |
|---|---|
The anterior surfaces of the kidneys, showing the areas of contact of neighboring viscera. | |
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| Details | |
| Drains from | Kidney |
| Source | Interlobar veins, left ovarian vein |
| Drains to | Inferior vena cava |
| Artery | Renal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae renales |
| MeSH | D012082 |
| TA98 | A12.3.09.009 |
| TA2 | 5000, 5006 |
| FMA | 14334 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The renal veins in the renal circulation, are large-calibre veins that drain blood filtered by the kidneys into the inferior vena cava. There is one renal vein draining each kidney. Each renal vein is formed by the convergence of the interlobar veins of one kidney.
Because the inferior vena cava is on the right half of the body, the left renal vein is longer than the right one.