arcuate vein arcuate vein the arcuate vein is a vessel of the renal circulation. it is located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla. arcuate veindiagram of kidney, with arcuate veins being the blue-colored vessels among the "arcuate blood vessels" labeled at top right.detailssourceinterlobular veins and straight venulesdrains tointerlobar veinarteryarcuate arteryidentifierslatinvenae arcuatae renis (plural)ta98a08.1.04.003ta25004, 5010fma71632anatomical terminology