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Middle suprarenal artery: anatomy, location and function

A small branch of the abdominal aorta supplying the adrenal gland. It supplies the suprarenal (adrenal) gland.

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Highlighted in the model: Middle 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.

Middle suprarenal artery at a glance

What it is
A small branch of the abdominal aorta supplying the adrenal gland.
Location
It arises directly from the abdominal aorta near the origin of the superior mesenteric artery and runs laterally to the adrenal gland.
Function
It supplies the suprarenal (adrenal) gland.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA14756 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • The adrenal gland also receives superior and inferior suprarenal arteries.
  • The adrenal glands are among the best-perfused organs per gram of tissue.

Structures next to the middle suprarenal artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Middle suprarenal artery (FMA14756). 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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