Arcuate vein

Arcuate vein
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
Source	Interlobular veins and straight venules
Drains to	Interlobar vein
Artery	Arcuate artery
Identifiers
Latin	Venae arcuatae renis (plural)
TA	A08.1.04.003
FMA	71632
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

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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Anatomy of the urinary system

Layers

Renal corpuscle	Glomerulus Bowman's capsule Glomerular basement membrane Podocyte Filtration slits Mesangium Intraglomerular mesangial cell

Renal tubule	Proximal convoluted tubule Loop of Henle Descending Thin ascending Thick ascending Distal convoluted tubule Connecting tubule Collecting ducts Tubular fluid Renal papilla Minor calyx Major calyx Renal pelvis

Juxtaglomerular apparatus	Macula densa Juxtaglomerular cells Mesangium Extraglomerular mesangial cell

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