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{{Infobox Artery |
  Name        = {{PAGENAME}} |
  Latin       = arteriae arcuatae renis |
  GraySubject = |
  GrayPage    = |
  Image       = Kidney PioM.png  |
  Caption     = Arcuate arteries visible but not labeled. |
  Image2      = Gray1128.png |
  Caption2    = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Arterial arch labeled at center left.) |
  BranchFrom  = [[Interlobar artery]] |
  BranchTo    = [[Vasa recta]], [[Interlobular arteries]] |
  Vein        = [[Arcuate vein]] |
  Supplies    = |
  MeshName    = |
  MeshNumber  = |
  DorlandsPre = a_61 |
  DorlandsSuf = 12153483  |
}}
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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]].

==External links==
* [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~shelden/Kidney.html Description at umich.edu]
* {{eMedicineDictionary|Arcuate+arteries+of+kidney}}
* {{GeorgiaPhysiology|7/7ch03/7ch03p07}} - "Renal Vasculature: Major Arteries"
* {{GeorgiaPhysiology|7/7ch03/7ch03p10}} - "Renal Vasculature: Efferent Arterioles & Peritubular Capillaries"
* {{BUHistology|16105loa}} - "Urinary System: kidney, PAS stain, arcuate artery and vein, longitudinal"
* {{BUHistology|15805loa}} - "Urinary System: kidney, PAS stain, arcuate artery and vein, transverse"
* {{BUHistology|15901lba}} - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney, vasculature"

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[[Category:Kidney]]

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