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afferent

[af-er-uhnt] / ˈæf ər ənt /


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The cortical radiate arteries branch into numerous afferent arterioles, and then enter the capillaries supplying the nephrons.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

They constrict the afferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Outer hair cells connect to only 10 percent of the afferent neurons, and each afferent neuron innervates many hair cells.

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In proprioception, proprioceptive and kinesthetic signals travel through myelinated afferent neurons running from the spinal cord to the medulla.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

From this arise four afferent branchial arteries, running up along the sides of the four branchial arches, and supplying gills.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)