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What vascular structure is found between the afferent and efferent arterioles?
The vascular structure found between the afferent and efferent arterioles in the kidney is the glomerulus, where filtration of blood takes place.
What is the afferent process called?
Afferent Process is the process by which the dendrites carry impulses toward the cyton.
Does the efferent arteriole take blood to the nephron?
No, the efferent arteriole carries blood away from the glomerulus in the nephron. Blood entering the glomerulus via the afferent arteriole is filtered, and the efferent arteriole carries blood containing the filtered substances away for further processing in the renal tubule.
Why is the afferent arteriole larger than than the efferent arteriole?
Lot of fluid is filtered out in the glomeruli. Almost 180 litres of fluid per day is filtered in glomeruli. So to maintain the blood pressure in afferent arterioles, you need to have efferent arterioles with less diameter.
What type of neuron is also called an interneurn because it carries messages between the other two types of neurons Associative Afferent Efferent?
The type of neuron that is also known as an interneuron is the associative neuron. Interneurons are responsible for transmitting signals between sensory neurons (afferent neurons) and motor neurons (efferent neurons) in the central nervous system.
Is the aorta an afferent or efferent blood vessel?
Afferent means going towards; efferent means going away from. In reference to the heart, all veins, including the inferior and superior vena cavae, are afferent. All arteries are efferent.
Is the vena cava an afferent or efferent blood vessel?
efferent
What is the difference between afferent and efferent arteries?
Efferent arteries take blood away from an organ and afferent arteries bring blood to an organ.
What is the blood vessel that drains blood from the glomerulus?
Efferent arteriole takes the blood away from the glomerulus
Is there any efferent or afferent lymphatics to palatine tonsil?
Tonsils have no afferent lymphatic supply, but do have an efferent lymphatic supply that drains to deeper lymph nodes
Difference between afferent and efferent in kidney?
Efferent means going away from and afferent is going toward. The afferent arteriole of the kidney carrys blood toward the glomerulus, whereas the efferent arteriole carrys blood away from the glomerulus.
Is the vena cava an afferent blood vessel?
No, it is efferent
Is a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart an afferent or efferent blood vessel?
efferent
Whiat nerve the afferent or efferent instructs your brain to avoid touching something hot?
afferent.
What nerve is carrying the afferent and efferent impulses during the patellar reflex?
The nerves innervate the quadriceps. The afferent nerves are the muscle spindles and the efferent are the motor neurons.
Where do the afferent and efferent arterioles come in contact?
Juxtaglomerular apparatus
Name the 3 types of nerves?
Afferent, efferent, and interneurons.
