arteriole

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They also reduced heart muscle growth and scaring while prompting arteriole formation and growth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

An arteriovenous anastomosis, which directly connects the arteriole with the venule, is shown at the bottom.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Although the diameter of an individual capillary is significantly smaller than the diameter of an arteriole, there are vastly more capillaries in the body than there are other types of blood vessels.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A dilated arteriole or a vein winding about among the capillaries may sometimes be detected.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis