<Tr> <Th> Branches </Th> <Td> Straight venules of kidney, arcuate vein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Identifiers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latin </Th> <Td> arteriolae rectae renis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dorlands / Elsevier </Th> <Td> Vasa recta renis </Td> </Tr>

What is the vasa recta and what does it do