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
When blood pressure increases, smooth muscle cells in the wall of the arteriole are stretched and respond by contracting to resist the pressure, resulting in little change in flow.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The efferent arteriole is the connecting vessel between the glomerulus and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
One arteriole and an accompanying venule supply and drain one pulmonary lobule.
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 Alexis Thomson
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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