efferent
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It acts systemically to cause vasoconstriction as well as constriction of both the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.
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The efferent arteriole is the connecting vessel between the glomerulus and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.
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Because the efferent branch of a visceral reflex involves two neurons—the central neuron and the ganglionic neuron—a “short circuit” can be possible.
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Figure 15.6 Comparison of Somatic and Visceral Reflexes The afferent inputs to somatic and visceral reflexes are essentially the same, whereas the efferent branches are different.
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From each gill-plume the blood passes by the branchial efferent vessels to the heart, the two auricles being formed by the dilatation of these vessels.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
