afferent

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About 90 percent of the afferent neurons carry information from inner hair cells, with each hair cell synapsing with 10 or so neurons.

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

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

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Each afferent vessel is expanded into a contractile branchial heart, which is provided with a glandular appendage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various