Arcuate vein

Arcuate vein
	<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; (venous arch labeled at center left)
Details
Latin	Venae arcuatae renis (plural)
Source	Interlobular veins and straight venules
Drains to	Interlobar vein
Artery	Arcuate artery
Identifiers
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The arcuate vein is a vessel of the renal circulation. It is located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla.

References

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

Histology image: 15901lba – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney, vasculature"
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"
UIUC Histology Subject 953
Physiology: 7/7ch03/7ch03p07 - Essentials of Human Physiology - "Renal Vasculature: Major Arteries"
Physiology: 7/7ch03/7ch03p10 - Essentials of Human Physiology - "Renal Vasculature: Efferent Arterioles & Peritubular Capillaries"
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