Arcuate arteries

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
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12153483
TA	A08.1.03.003
FMA	71638
Anatomical terminology []

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.

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