afferent
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The branch that enters the glomerulus is called the afferent arteriole.
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Once the afferent arterioles are constricted, blood flow into the nephrons stops.
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These again split to form cortical radiate arteries that radiate out and branch into many afferent arterioles that enter the capillaries supplying the nephrons.
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Efferent synapses occur on outer hair cells and on afferent dendrites under inner hair cells.
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Ligation of the main afferent vessels, or of the external or common carotid, has been followed by recurrence, owing to the free anastomatic circulation in the scalp.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
