arteriole
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of arteriole
1830–40; < New Latin artēriola, equivalent to Latin artēri ( a ) artery + -ola -ole 1
Vocabulary lists containing arteriole
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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They also reduced heart muscle growth and scaring while prompting arteriole formation and growth.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It increases GFR through concurrent vasodilation of the afferent arteriole and vasoconstriction of the efferent arteriole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This is a modified, smooth muscle cell lining the afferent arteriole that can contract or relax in response to ATP or adenosine released by the macula densa.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A dilated arteriole or a vein winding about among the capillaries may sometimes be detected.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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