Beginner Suprarenal Veins Quiz

Q1. What is the principal vein draining each adrenal gland?

• Inferior mesenteric vein
• Gonadal vein
• Suprarenal vein
• Portal vein

Q2. Where does the right suprarenal vein usually drain?

• Inferior vena cava
• Azygos vein
• Right renal vein
• Portal vein

Q3. Where does the left suprarenal vein usually drain?

• Inferior mesenteric vein
• Inferior vena cava directly
• Splenic vein
• Left renal vein

Q4. Which suprarenal vein is typically shorter?

• Neither vein
• Right suprarenal vein
• Both are always identical
• Left suprarenal vein

Q5. Which suprarenal vein generally has a longer course before reaching its major recipient vein?

• Central adrenal vein only
• Right suprarenal vein
• Both have no extra-adrenal course
• Left suprarenal vein

Q6. Which major vessel lies close to the right adrenal gland and receives its suprarenal vein?

• Abdominal aorta
• Inferior vena cava
• Portal vein
• Splenic artery

Q7. Which major renal vessel receives the left suprarenal vein?

• Left renal vein
• Left renal artery
• Right renal vein
• Right renal artery

Q8. Venous blood from adrenal cortical and medullary sinusoids ultimately converges toward what intraglandular channel?

• Central adrenal vein
• Bile duct
• Portal venule
• Renal pelvis

Q9. Which side has the more direct adrenal venous drainage into the inferior vena cava?

• Right side
• Left side
• Both sides through the portal vein
• Neither side

Q10. Which pairing is correct?

• Right suprarenal vein - portal vein
• Left suprarenal vein - left renal vein
• Left suprarenal vein - splenic vein
• Right suprarenal vein - right renal artery