Arcuate arteries of the kidney

Arcuate arteries of the kidney
Diagram of kidney, with arcuate arteries being the red-colored vessels among the "Arcuate blood vessels" labeled at top right.
Details
Source	Interlobar artery
Branches	Vasa recta and interlobular arteries
Vein	Arcuate vein
Identifiers
Latin	Arteriae arcuatae renis
TA98	A08.1.03.003
TA2	4282
FMA	70497
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The arcuate arteries of the kidney, also known as arciform arteries,^[1] are vessels of the renal circulation. They are located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla.

They are named after the fact that they are shaped in arcs due to the nature of the shape of the renal medulla.

Arcuate arteries arise from renal interlobar arteries.^[2]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• Histology image: 16105loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Urinary System: kidney, PAS stain, arcuate artery and vein, longitudinal"
• Histology image: 15805loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Urinary System: kidney, PAS stain, arcuate artery and vein, transverse"
• Histology image: 15901lba – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney, vasculature"

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