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Posterior division of renal artery: anatomy, location and function

The posterior branch of the renal artery, passing behind the renal pelvis. It supplies the posterior segment of the kidney.

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Highlighted in the model: Posterior division of renal 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.

Posterior division of renal artery at a glance

What it is
The posterior branch of the renal artery, passing behind the renal pelvis.
Location
The renal artery divides near the hilum into anterior and posterior divisions; the posterior division passes behind the renal pelvis and supplies the posterior segment of the kidney.
Function
It supplies the posterior segment of the kidney.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA70490 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • The posterior division passes behind the renal pelvis.

Structures next to the posterior division of renal artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Posterior division of renal artery (FMA70490). 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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