What is the first branch of the segmental artery?
A) Interlobar arteries
B) Afferent arterioles
C) Lobar arteries
D) Arcuate arteries

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The first branch of the segmental artery is the lobar artery, which enters the renal parenchyma and branches to supply the renal lobes. The other options are not the first branches of the segmental artery. Interlobar arteries branch from the arcuate arteries, afferent arterioles are branches of the interlobular arteries, and arcuate arteries are branches of the interlobar arteries.

What Is the First Branch of the Segmental Artery