vasa recta (straight artery)

Origin: efferent glomerular arteriole Distribution: renal medulla Course: -> runs from the base of the renal pyramid through the renal medulla toward the apex, then reverses direction in a hair-pin turn & runs straight backwards towards the base of the pyramid as venae rectae

Properties

GENERAL: arteriole RELATED: renal medulla FORM: vasa recta (straight artery) ORIGIN: internal thoracic artery (internal mammary artery)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999