efferent
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The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.
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
This activates efferent neurons to release acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions, producing detrusor contraction and bladder emptying.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It increases GFR through concurrent vasodilation of the afferent arteriole and vasoconstriction of the efferent arteriole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The boy who had had to stay in a therapeutic chair all his life because his efferent nerves could not control his body.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett
