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Adrenal Veins, the Bunker Monument and Whites of their Eyes

The right adrenal tends to be tall and thin and the left short and fat as it is compressed by surrounding structures.  This art piece modifies the statue of of Col. William Prescott, Charlestown,Bunker Hill Monument, Boston.  He told his troops  “Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes”   The tall and thin one of the family (right) has the short vein, while the short and stout one (left) has the long vein. Note also that the vein of the right gland enters directly into the IVC, while the vein of the left gland enters into the left renal vein.

 

 

 

 

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The right adrenal tends to be tall and thin and the left short and fat as it is compressed by surrounding structures.  This art piece modifies the statue of of Col. William Prescott, Charlestown,Bunker Hill Monument, Boston.  He told his troops  “Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes”   The tall and thin one of the family (right) has the short vein, while the short and stout one (left) has the long vein. Note also that the vein of the right gland enters directly into the IVC, while the vein of the left gland enters into the left renal vein.

 

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