Renal artery is a visceral paired artery. these are right and left arises close together from the inferior face of the abdominal aorta about 8 cm behind the origin of the preceding branch.
The right renal artery is shorter but larger while the left renal artery is longer but narrow.
The right artery enters the hilus of the right kidney.
The left renal artery passes to the hilus of the left kidney.
Each renal artery gives off in addition small branches to the ureter, renal lymph gland and adrenal glands.
