efferent

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1. efferent - Noun

2. efferent - Adjective

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Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.

Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to afferent.

An efferent duct or stream.

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efferent nerves and impulses Source: Internet

GVA fibers on the superior surface follow the course of the sympathetic efferent nerves back to the CNS, while GVA fibers on the inferior portion of the bladder follow the course of the parasympathetic efferents. Source: Internet

At these elevated levels, angiotensin II also constricts the afferent arteriole into the glomerulus in addition to the efferent arteriole it normally constricts. Source: Internet

The medulla oblongata then distributes messages along motor or efferent nerves belonging to the autonomic nervous system to a wide variety of effector organs, whose activity is consequently changed to reverse the error in the blood pressure. Source: Internet

These include: * General visceral efferent (GVE) — provides parasympathetic innervation to glands of mucous membranes of the pharynx, larynx, organs in the neck, thorax, and abdomen. Source: Internet

In these patients, maintenance of GFR depends on angiotensin-II-dependent efferent vasomotor tone. Source: Internet

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