arcuate arteries of the kidney arcuate arteries of the kidney the arcuate arteries of the kidney, also known as arciform arteries, are vessels of the renal circulation. they are located at the border of the renal cortex and renal medulla. arcuate arteries of the kidneydiagram of kidney, with arcuate arteries being the red-colored vessels among the "arcuate blood vessels" labeled at top right.detailssourceinterlobar arterybranchesvasa recta and interlobular arteriesveinarcuate veinidentifierslatinarteriae arcuatae renista98a08.1.03.003ta24282fma70497anatomical terminology they are named after the fact that they are shaped in arcs due to the nature of the shape of the renal medulla. arcuate arteries arise from renal interlobar arteries.