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)
TA A08.1.04.003
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)


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