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vasa recta

kidney blood supply
Thing artery Q4384578
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vasa recta

Summary

vasa recta is an artery[1]. It draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (artery category, ranking #36 of 286).[2]

Key Facts

  • vasa recta's instance of is recorded as artery[3].
  • vasa recta's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • vasa recta is a type of set of arteries[5].
  • vasa recta is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • vasa recta's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include artery[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include set of arteries[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Why It Matters

vasa recta draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (artery category, ranking #36 of 286).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). vasa recta. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vasa-recta
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vasa-recta_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{vasa recta}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vasa-recta}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → artery, class of anatomical entity
    Subclass of → set of arteries, particular anatomical entity
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Kidney nephron.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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