Arteriole

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• afferent glomerular arteriole (vas afferens)
• efferent glomerular arteriole (vas efferens)
• inferior macular arteriole
• superior macular arteriole
• vasa recta (straight artery)

Introduction

• A minute artery with a tunica media comprising only 1 or 2 layers of smooth muscle cells. It is a terminal artery continuous with the capillary network.

More General Terms

• artery

Additional Terms

• anastomosis

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

arteriole