Arcuate arteries of the kidney

Arcuate arteries of the kidney
	<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/> 1. Renal pyramid; 2. Interlobular artery; 3. Renal artery; 4. Renal vein; 5. Renal hilum; 6. Renal pelvis; 7. Ureter; 8. Minor calyx; 9. Renal capsule; 10. Inferior renal capsule; 11. Superior renal capsule; 12. Interlobar vein; 13. Nephron; 14. Renal sinus; 15. Major calyx; 16. Renal papilla; 17. Renal column;
	Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply; (arterial arch labeled at center left)
Details
Latin	Arteriae arcuatae renis
Source	Interlobar artery
Branches	Vasa recta and interlobular arteries
Vein	Arcuate vein
Identifiers
Dorlands; /Elsevier	a_61/12153483
TA	Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 744: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
	Anatomical terminology; [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).\|edit on Wikidata]]]

The arcuate arteries of the kidney 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.

References

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

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"

This cardiovascular system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.