Arcuate vein
| Arcuate vein | |
|---|---|
 Diagram of kidney, with arcuate veins being the blue-colored vessels among the "Arcuate blood vessels" labeled at top right. | |
| Details | |
| Source | Interlobular veins and straight venules |
| Drains to | Interlobar vein |
| Artery | Arcuate artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Venae arcuatae renis (plural) |
| TA98 | A08.1.04.003 |
| TA2 | 5004, 5010 |
| FMA | 71632 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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)
External links
- 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
- Template:GeorgiaPhysiology - "Renal Vasculature: Major Arteries"
- Template:GeorgiaPhysiology - "Renal Vasculature: Efferent Arterioles & Peritubular Capillaries"
- Training at wisc-online.com
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