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
It increases GFR through concurrent vasodilation of the afferent arteriole and vasoconstriction of the efferent arteriole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The central autonomic structure is the hypothalamus, which coordinates sympathetic and parasympathetic efferent pathways to regulate activities of the organ systems of the body.
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 message along a nerve to a ganglion cell is an afferent impression, from a cell to a muscle or other external end is an efferent impression.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
