Arcuate arteries of the kidney

Arcuate arteries of the kidney
Arcuate arteries of the kidney
	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
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 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"

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