efferent
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A long reflex has afferent branches that enter the spinal cord or brain and involve the efferent branches, as previously explained.
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Recall that the DCT is in intimate contact with the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.
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This reflex is similar to the somatic reflex, but the efferent branch is composed of two neurons.
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The central autonomic structure is the hypothalamus, which coordinates sympathetic and parasympathetic efferent pathways to regulate activities of the organ systems of the body.
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The boy who had had to stay in a therapeutic chair all his life because his efferent nerves could not control his body.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall
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