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Does Kidney Have Separate Blood Supply From The Blood It Filters?
Question: As the heart has its own blood supply, separate from the blood it pumps, do the kidneys have a separate blood supply from the blood it filters? thanks, XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
renal arteries supply both
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic
Each organ of the body has arteries which supply them with blood and veins that remove deoxygenated blood (blood that has been used and is low in oxygen).
The deoxygenated blood goes back to the heart and lungs to receive oxygen.
The renal arteries are the blood vessels that supply the kidneys with blood, they supply the blood it needs to survive. This is the same blood that is then also filtered to remove any toxic aspects.
The renal arteries branch off from the abdominal aorta. The aorta is the largest vessel in the body and it has different sections including a part in the abdomen where the renal arteries branch off from.
The renal arteries branch into smaller arteries that supply blood to the different parts of the kidney where oxygen and other needed nutrients are extracted. It sends branches to the glomerulus.
This is a collection of small blood vessels where the blood is filtered.
Summary: renal arteries supply nutrients and also blood to be filtered
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
renal arteries supply both
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic
Each organ of the body has arteries which supply them with blood and veins that remove deoxygenated blood (blood that has been used and is low in oxygen).
The deoxygenated blood goes back to the heart and lungs to receive oxygen.
The renal arteries are the blood vessels that supply the kidneys with blood, they supply the blood it needs to survive. This is the same blood that is then also filtered to remove any toxic aspects.
The renal arteries branch off from the abdominal aorta. The aorta is the largest vessel in the body and it has different sections including a part in the abdomen where the renal arteries branch off from.
The renal arteries branch into smaller arteries that supply blood to the different parts of the kidney where oxygen and other needed nutrients are extracted. It sends branches to the glomerulus.
This is a collection of small blood vessels where the blood is filtered.
Summary: renal arteries supply nutrients and also blood to be filtered
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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