afferent

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Once the afferent arterioles are constricted, blood flow into the nephrons stops.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

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Stimulation of the sensory receptor activates the associated afferent neuron, which carries information about the stimulus to the central nervous system.

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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)