afferent artery of glomerulus
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Glomerulus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glomerulus renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = Metanephric blastema System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph … Wikipedia
Afferent arterioles — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriola glomerularis afferens GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Label Afferent vessel is visible in upper left.) Caption2 = Distribution of… … Wikipedia
arteriola glomerularis afferens — [TA] afferent glomerular arteriole: a branch of an interlobular artery that goes to a renal glomerulus; called also afferent artery of glomerulus and afferent vessel of glomerulus … Medical dictionary
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circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… … Universalium
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