efferent
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Once the efferent arteriole exits the glomerulus, it forms the peritubular capillary network, which surrounds and interacts with parts of the renal tubule.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It constricts the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Afferent and efferent can also refer generally to neurons which, respectively, bring information to or send information from brain region.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Figure 15.6 Comparison of Somatic and Visceral Reflexes The afferent inputs to somatic and visceral reflexes are essentially the same, whereas the efferent branches are different.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A vast amount of our activities are reflex, and in such action an efferent stimulus follows an afferent promptly and quite mechanically.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
