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afferent

[af-er-uhnt] / ˈæf ər ənt /


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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.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The afferent nerves are those which convey the impression to the nerve centers.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry




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