afferent
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The branch that enters the glomerulus is called the afferent arteriole.
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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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The afferent, bipolar neurons that convey auditory information travel from the cochlea to the medulla, through the pons and midbrain in the brainstem, finally reaching the primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe.
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By reflex action of which the afferent stimulus acts upon the eyes as in fishes, the chromatophores assume a condition which approximates the colour of the animal to that of surrounding objects.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various