efferent
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They constrict the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Afferent and efferent can also refer generally to neurons which, respectively, bring information to or send information from brain region.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The glomerulus has a relatively high pressure inside its capillaries and can sustain this by dilating the afferent arteriole while constricting the efferent arteriole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This reflex is similar to the somatic reflex, but the efferent branch is composed of two neurons.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A third—sometimes, perhaps, a fourth—neuron connects in the two directions, afferent and efferent, the cortex and the base of the brain.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
