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EncyclopediaSeeVasavasa recta
va·sa rec·tastraight vessels into which the efferent arteriole of the juxtamedullary glomeruli breaks up; they form a leash of vessels that, arising at the bases of the pyramids, run through the renal medulla toward the apex of each pyramid, then reverse direction in a hairpin turn, and run straight back again toward the base of the pyramid as venae rectae.va·sa rec·ta (vā'să rek'tă) 1. Straight vessels into which the efferent arteriole of the juxtamedullary glomeruli breaks up; they form a leash of vessels that, arising at the bases of the pyramids, run through the renal medulla toward the apex of each pyramid, then reverse direction in a hairpin turn, and run straight back again toward the base of the pyramid as venae rectae. 2. Synonym(s): straight seminiferous tubule. vasa recta1. Tubules that become straight before entering the mediastinum testis.2. Capillary branches of the renal efferent arterioles, parallel to the loops of Henle.See also: vasavasa recta one of a series of long loops of thin-walled blood vessels (efferent arterioles) that dip down alongside the loop of Henle in the vertebrate kidney. They pass blood into the interlumbar veins and then into the renal vein. |