Stellate veins
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| Vein: Stellate veins | |
|---|---|
| Latin | venae stellatae renis |
| Gray's | subject #253 1224 |
| Drains from | interlobular arteries |
| Drains to | interlobular veins |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | v_05/12851765 |
The veins beneath the fibrous tunic of the kidney, stellate veins are stellate in arrangement, and are derived from the capillary net-work, into which the terminal branches of the interlobular arteries break up. These join to form the interlobular veins, which pass inward between the rays.
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