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Adrenal artery

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Adrenal artery
Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels
Details
SourceSuperior: Inferior phrenic artery
Middle: Abdominal aorta
Inferior: Renal artery
VeinSuprarenal veins
SuppliesAdrenal glands
Identifiers
Latinarteria suprarenalis (singular)
Anatomical terminology

The adrenal arteries are arteries in the human abdomen that supply blood to the adrenal glands.

The adrenal glands receive input from three different arteries on both the left and right sides of the body:

References

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Ahuja, 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.