Stellate veins

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The stellate veins are minute[1] veins situated just beneath the fibrous capsule of the kidney.[citation needed] The stellate veins drain the superficial-most portion of the renal cortex. Groups of 5 or 6 stellate veins are arranged in a star-like pattern, converging centrally to drain into an interlobular vein as it penetrates into the renal cortex.[1]

Stellate veins
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Drains fromInterlobular arteries
Drains toInterlobular veins
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LatinVenae stellatae renis
TA98A08.1.04.006
FMA71635
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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1224 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ a b "stellate veins - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
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