Renal Vein

Descriptions of Renal Vein

Renal Vein: veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra
Source: WordNet 2.1

Renal Vein : Short thick veins which return blood from the kidneys to the vena cava.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Summary Information: Renal Vein

Renal Vein: The renal vein is a major systemic vein located in the abdominal area. The paired renal vein carries deoxygenated blood and carbon dioxide away from the kidney back toward the heart. Blood flows from the smaller veins in the kidney to the renal vein, then flows into the inferior vena cava and finally into the right atrium of the heart.

Conditions that can afflict the renal vein include nutcracker phenomenon, thrombosis and trauma.

Closely Related Organs: Renal Vein

The following organs are closely related to the organ: Renal Vein:

• Inferior vena cava
• Blood vessels
• Kidneys
• Circulatory system
• Urinary system
• Kidney
• Right atrium of the heart
• Heart
• Blood
• Venules
• Arteries
• Capillaries

Conditions Afflicting Organs: Renal Vein

The following conditions are related to the organ: Renal Vein:

• Renal vein entrapment
• Renal vein thrombosis
• Nutcracker phenomenon
• Thrombosis
• Trauma

Other Names: Renal Vein

The following are other names for the organ: Renal Vein:

• Renal veins

Sub Parts: Renal Vein

The following list contains sub-parts of the organ: Renal Vein:

• Layers of a vein

Symptoms Related to Afflictions of: Renal Vein

These symptoms are related to afflictions of the organ: Renal Vein:

• Low urine production
• Hematuria (bloody urine)
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Flank pain
• Proteinuria
• Bloody urine
• Hemorrhage
• Shock
• Low blood pressure
• Death

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Renal Vein: Related Topics

• Renal
• Renal symptoms
• Renal disorder
• Renal pain
• Vein
• Vein symptoms
• Vein pain

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