efferent
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It constricts the efferent arterioles, causing the flow of blood into the nephrons to stop.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Recall that the DCT is in intimate contact with the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.
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
The central autonomic structure is the hypothalamus, which coordinates sympathetic and parasympathetic efferent pathways to regulate activities of the organ systems of the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
When the collateral circulation is insufficient to remove the blood from a region whose efferent venous trunk is completely filled with a thrombus, the phenomena of stagnation are produced.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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