efferent

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The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It constricts the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

It acts systemically to cause vasoconstriction as well as constriction of both the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The efferent nerves are those which convey the nervous impulse outward from the nerve centers, and they are further classified according to the function of their respective centers.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry