Afferent arterioles
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| Artery: Afferent arterioles | |
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| Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Label "Afferent vessel" is visible in upper left.) | |
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| Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. | |
| Latin | arteriola glomerularis afferens |
| Gray's | subject #253 1221 |
| Source | interlobular artery |
| Branches | glomerular capillaries |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | a_62/12156661 |
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Overview
The afferent arterioles are a group of blood vessels that supply the nephrons in many excretory systems.
The afferent arterioles branch from the renal artery which supplies blood to the kidneys.
The afferent arterioles later diverge into the capillaries of the glomerulus.
External links
- Physiology at MCG 7/7ch03/7ch03p10 - "Renal Vasculature: Efferent Arterioles & Peritubular Capillaries"
- Organology at UC Davis Urinary/mammal/vasc0/vasc2 - "Mammal, renal vasculature (EM, Low)"
- Histology at USC ren/c_11
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