afferent

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

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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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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)