efferent

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They also diminish GFR by damaging the podocytes and by potently vasoconstricting both the afferent and efferent arterioles.

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A long reflex has afferent branches that enter the spinal cord or brain and involve the efferent branches, as previously explained.

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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.

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It acts systemically to cause vasoconstriction as well as constriction of both the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.

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The gonads, as in other Arthropoda, are hollow saccular organs, the cavity communicating with the efferent ducts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various