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== Efferent Arteriole == ...away from the [[glomerulus]] of a [[nephron]] in the [[kidney]]. The term "efferent" comes from Latin "efferens", meaning "carrying away".

...ɑːrˈtiːriəʊl/; from Latin ''afferens'', meaning 'bringing in') is a blood vessel in the [[kidney]] that carries blood from the [[renal artery]] to the [[glo ...erent arteriole is larger in diameter than the [[efferent arteriole]], the vessel that carries blood away from the glomerulus.

...in the blood. The filtered blood then leaves the glomerulus through the [[efferent arteriole]]. * [[Afferent arteriole]]: The blood vessel that carries blood to the glomerulus.

* [[Efferent arterioles]]: These are the counterpart to afferent arterioles. They carry * [[Renal artery]]: The main blood vessel that supplies the kidneys with blood.

* [[Arteriole]] - A small-diameter blood vessel in the microcirculation that extends and branches out from an artery and le * [[Artery]] - A blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart to all parts of the body (tissues, lun