Assuming that the right and left renal arteries arise separately, the fourth vessel to branch off the abdominal descending aorta is generally the right renal artery.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: See the subsection “Renal Arteries” in the subsection “Aorta” in the section “Blood Vessels” and Figure 6-2.

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