vasa recta (straight artery)
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Origin
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
Distribution
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999