abdominal aorta below the renal arteries

Q The testicular arteries typically branch from the abdominal aorta at the level of the:

• 1. renal arteries

  2. adrenal arteries

  3. abdominal aorta above the superior mesenteric artery

  4. abdominal aorta below the renal arteries

  5. common iliac arteries

The paired gonadal arteries arise from the anterolateral aorta- in atypical cases, from a single anterior trunk- at a level somewhat below the renal vessels.