efferent glomerular arteriole

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arteriole /ar·te·ri·ole/ (ahr-tēr´e-ōl) a minute arterial branch.arterio´lar

afferent glomerular arteriole a branch of an interlobular artery that goes to a renal glomerulus.

efferent glomerular arteriole one arising from a renal glomerulus, breaking up into capillaries to supply renal tubules.

postglomerular arteriole efferent glomerular a.

precapillary arteriole arterial capillary.

preglomerular arteriole afferent glomerular a.

straight arterioles of kidney branches of the arcuate arteries of the kidney arising from the efferent glomerular arterioles and passing down to the renal pyramids.

efferent glomerular arteriole

The vessel that carries blood from the glomerular capillary network to the capillary bed of the proximal convoluted tubule.

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