afferent vessel of glomerulus
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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
Interlobular arteries — Artery: Interlobular arteries Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. Latin arteriae corticales radiatae, arteriae interlobulares renis Gray s … Wikipedia
Arteriole — A small branch of an artery (a vessel that carries blood high in oxygen away from the heart to the body) leading to a capillary. The oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) makes the blood in arteries and arterioles look bright red. * * * A minute… … Medical dictionary
renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine. In many respects the human excretory, or… … Universalium
Nephron — For the drug with trade name Nephron, see Epinephrine. Nephron Nephron of the kidney without juxtaglomerular apparatus Latin nephroneum Gray s … Wikipedia
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
Kidney — For other uses, see Kidney (disambiguation). Kidney Human kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed Latin ren Artery … Wikipedia
Excretory system — The excretory system is a passive biological system that removes excess, unnecessary or dangerous materials from an organism, so as to help maintain homeostasis within the organism and prevent damage to the body. It is responsible for the… … Wikipedia
Countercurrent exchange — Counter heat current exchange: Note the gradually declining differential and that the once hot and cold streams exit at the reversed temperature difference; the hotter entering stream becomes the exiting cooler stream and vice versa.… … Wikipedia
