Afferent is an anatomical term with the following meanings:
- Conveying towards a center, for example the afferent arterioles conveying blood towards the Bowman's capsule in the Kidney. Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration In law conveyancing is the transfer of title of Property from one person to another or the granting of an Encumbrance such as a Mortgage or The afferent arterioles are a group of Blood vessels that supply the Nephrons in many excretory systems. The Bowman's capsule (other names capsula glomeruli glomerular capsule is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a Nephron in the mammalian The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles
- Something that so conducts, see Afferent nerve
- Afferent lymphatic vessels
References
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th Ed. In the Nervous system, afferent neurons --otherwise known as sensory or receptor Neurons -carry nerve impulses from receptors or sense Dorland's is the brand name of a family of medical reference works (including dictionaries, spellers word books and spell-check software) in various media (including , ISBN 0-7216-0146-4
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