Sound #2: The Squeal of a Banshee, But Under the Hood. 1  What you hear: A loud squealing noise coming from under the hood. 2  Whatâs happening: This is a classic sign of a loose or worn serpentine belt. 3  Cause for concern? Yes, because the serpentine belt powers all of your carâs major systems.
In Depth: Vessels. The kidneys are important to the bodyâs production of urine, but they also play a role in regulating important components of the blood. Blood comes to the kidneys from the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava, the large arteries and veins that are part of the ascending aorta. Oxygenated blood is brought to the kidneys from a small branch called the renal artery.
The kidneys receive approximately 20% of the cardiac output. The blood supply to the kidneys arises from the paired renal arteries at the level of L2. They enter into the renal hilum, the passageway into the kidney, with the renal vein anteriorly; the renal artery; and the renal pelvis posteriorly. The first branch off of the renal artery is the inferior suprarenal artery. The renal artery then branches off into 5 segmental branches. The posterior segmental artery supplies most of the posterior kidney, with the exception of the lower pole. The anterior branches are the superior segmental artery, anterior superior segmental artery, anterior inferior segmental artery, and inferior segmental artery.