Term Name:	vasa recta
Synonyms:	arteria recta, arteriae rectae, arteriolae rectae renis, arteriolae recti, kidney vasa recta, renal medullary capillary, set of straight arterioles of kidney, straight arterioles of kidney, vasa recta of kidney, vasa recta renis, vasa rectae
Definition:	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 in the medulla. They lie parallel to the loop of Henle. 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.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004726]