What is the correct branching sequence of arteries in the kidney?

• A. Renal artery, interlobular artery, arcuate artery, segmental artery, interlobar artery
• B. Renal artery, interlobar artery, interlobular artery, arcuate artery, segmental artery
• C. Renal artery, segmental artery, interlobar artery, arcuate artery, interlobular artery
• D. Renal artery, arcuate artery, interlobar artery, segmental artery, interlobular artery

Answer: (C)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Begin by understanding the basic anatomy of the kidney and the role of arteries in supplying blood to the kidney tissue.
2. Identify the main artery that supplies blood to the kidney, which is the renal artery. This artery branches off from the abdominal aorta.
3. Next, recognize that the renal artery divides into segmental arteries. These arteries are responsible for supplying different segments of the kidney.
4. The segmental arteries further branch into interlobar arteries, which travel between the renal pyramids in the medulla.
5. Finally, the interlobar arteries branch into arcuate arteries, which arch over the base of the renal pyramids, and then into interlobular arteries, which supply the cortex of the kidney.