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afferent

[af-er-uhnt] / ˈæf ər ənt /


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The branch that enters the glomerulus is called the afferent arteriole.

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

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The cortical radiate arteries branch into numerous afferent arterioles, and then enter the capillaries supplying the nephrons.

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They may therefore be regarded as the equivalent of an intraspinal tract connecting the deep ends of the afferent neurones from the skin with higher nervous centres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various




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