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)
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12849492
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.

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