Vasa recta

Vasa recta

Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = arteriolae rectae renis
GraySubject = 253
GrayPage = 1224


Caption = A nephron, the vasa recta is labelled "arteria recta"


Caption2 =
BranchFrom = Arcuate arteries of the kidney, efferent arteriole
BranchTo = Straight venules of kidney, arcuate vein
Vein =
Supplies =
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = a_62
DorlandsSuf = 12156708
:"For the intestinal structure, see Vasa recta (intestines)"In the blood supply of the kidney, the vasa recta renis (or straight arteries of kidney, or straight arterioles of kidney) form a series of straight capillaries ("recta" is from the Latin for "straight") that descend from the cortex into the medulla.

These vessels branch off the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons (those nephrons closest to the medulla), enter the medulla, and surround the loop of Henle.

Histology

On a slide, vasa recta can be distinguished from the tubules of the loop of Henle by the presence of blood. [BUHistology|15802loa]

Function

Each of the vasa recta has a hairpin turn in the medulla and carries blood at a very slow rate, two factors crucial in the maintenance of countercurrent exchange that prevent washout of the concentration gradients established in the renal medulla. [GeorgiaPhysiology|7/7ch08/7ch08p07]

The maintenance of this concentration gradient is one of the components responsible for the kidney's ability to produce concentrated urine.

On the descending portion of the vasa recta, NaCl and urea are reabsorbed into the blood, while water is secreted. On the ascending portion of the vasa recta, NaCl and urea are secreted into the interstitium, while water is reabsorbed.

Nomenclature

According to Terminologia Anatomica [Dorlands|a_62|12156708] , the term "vasa recta renis" is an alternate name for "arteriolae rectae renis", and a separate term, venulae rectae renis, is used to identify the venous portion.

However, other sources consider "vasa recta renis" to refer to both the arterial and venous portions. [BUHistology|15804loa]

The "renis" is often omitted, but there do exist two other structures with the same name:
* vasa recta (intestines) (in the ileum and jejunum) [NormanAnatomy|jejunumileum]
* the straight portion of the seminiferous tubule [eMedicineDictionary|vasa+recta]

Pathology

The slow blood flow in vasa recta makes them a likely place of thrombosis in hypercoagulable states, or erythrocyte sickling in sickle cell disease. Ischemia that results may lead to renal papillary necrosis.

References

External links

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* [http://gena.ontology.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp:8081/mov/cgi-bin/movOntologyView.php?type=UMLS&target=C1183211&mode=search UMLS]


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