afferent
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In proprioception, proprioceptive and kinesthetic signals travel through myelinated afferent neurons running from the spinal cord to the medulla.
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These again split to form arcuate arteries, from which cortical radiate arteries radiate out and branch into many afferent arterioles that enter the capillaries supplying the nephrons.
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Once the afferent arterioles are constricted, blood flow into the nephrons stops.
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They constrict the afferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
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Branchial hearts are not developed on the branchial afferent vessels.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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