afferent glomerular arteriole

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A branch of an interlobular artery of the kidney that conveys blood to the glomerule.

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Hence one of the goals to which each afferent fibre from a receptive organ leads is a number of motor nerves.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
The spinal cord is like an upturned tree, with man's hair as its roots, and afferent and efferent nerves as branches.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
A dilated arteriole or a vein winding about among the capillaries may sometimes be detected.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Dissect along the truncus arteriosus to afferent branchials.
Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata|H. G. Wells

There are two divisions of nerves, the afferent and efferent.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture