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

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

A long reflex has afferent branches that enter the spinal cord or brain and involve the efferent branches, as previously explained.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The efferent arteriole is the connecting vessel between the glomerulus and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The larva is often found in considerable numbers clinging to the oscula and wide efferent canals of S. carteri, its proboscis inserted into the substance of the sponge.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson