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What are the function of the renal artery and the renal vein?


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Renal artery:

  1. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  2. There are two renal arteries, one for each kidney.

The function of the renal artery:

From the heart to the kidney, the renal artery transports oxygenated blood.

Renal vein:

  1. Veins are blood vessels that return blood from the tissue back to the heart.
  2. There are two renal veins, one for each kidney.

The function of the renal vein:

The renal vein carries deoxygenated blood from the kidney to the heart.


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