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Inferior suprarenal artery: anatomy, location and function

The inferior suprarenal artery supplies the adrenal gland. It supplies the adrenal gland.

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Highlighted in the model: Inferior suprarenal artery. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Inferior suprarenal artery at a glance

What it is
The inferior suprarenal artery supplies the adrenal gland.
Location
It arises from the renal artery near the kidney and runs up to the lower part of the adrenal gland.
Function
It supplies the adrenal gland.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA69266 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • Each adrenal gland receives superior (from the inferior phrenic), middle (from the aorta) and inferior (from the renal artery) suprarenal arteries.

Structures next to the inferior suprarenal artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Inferior suprarenal artery (FMA69266). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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