efferent
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The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
They constrict the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
This activates efferent neurons to release acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions, producing detrusor contraction and bladder emptying.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Because the efferent branch of a visceral reflex involves two neurons—the central neuron and the ganglionic neuron—a “short circuit” can be possible.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The gas didn't exactly induce suspended animation, but it paralyzed efferent nerves and slowed the overall metabolism to a point where a man could live for weeks on one lungful of air.
From Duel on Syrtis by Anderson, Poul William
