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afferent arteriole |
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arteriole a minute arterial branch. afferent arteriole enters the glomerulus at the vascular pole and divides into capillaries which subsequently merge to form efferent arterioles. efferent arteriole derived from the glomerular capillaries in the renal glomeruli, these arterioles exit from the glomerulus at its vascular pole. straight arteriole see arteriola rectae renis. afferent arteriole Anatomy A blood vessel in the kidney that supplies blood to glomeruli How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Histologically, the glomus tumor is made up of an endothelium-lined
vascular bed, which consists of an afferent arteriole, an anastomotic
vessel, and a venule surrounded by epithelioid glomus cells. |
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