afferent

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The branch that enters the glomerulus is called the afferent arteriole.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

They constrict the afferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.

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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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This information is sent to the CNS via afferent sensory nerves.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Branchial hearts are not developed on the branchial afferent vessels.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various