- Arise at right angles from the Aorta
- At the level of L2 Vertebra
- Left Renal Artery:
- Shorter than the Right
- Crosses the Left Crus and Psoas
- Behind the Left Renal Vein
- Both Left Renal Artery and Vein are covered by the Tail of the Pancreas and Splenic Vessels
- Right Renal Artery:
- Crosses the Right Crus and Psoas
- Behind the Inferior Vena Cava and short Right Renal Vein
- These structures separate the Right Renal Artery from the Head of thePancreas and Bile Duct and from the 2nd part of the Duodenum
- Each Renal Artery gives small Suprarenal and Ureteric branches
- One or two Accessory Renal Arteries arise frequently from the Aorta (above or below the main artery
Source: NETTER ATLAS 8th