efferent
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The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.
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
This activates efferent neurons to release acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions, producing detrusor contraction and bladder emptying.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Because the efferent branch of a visceral reflex involves two neurons—the central neuron and the ganglionic neuron—a “short circuit” can be possible.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
There are two divisions of nerves, the afferent and efferent.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
