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afferent arteriole

blood vessel that supplies the glomeruli of the kidney
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afferent arteriole

Summary

afferent arteriole is an artery[1]. It draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (artery category, ranking #56 of 286).[2]

Key Facts

  • afferent arteriole's instance of is recorded as artery[3].
  • afferent arteriole's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • afferent arteriole is a type of arteriole[5].
  • afferent arteriole is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • afferent arteriole is part of juxtaglomerular apparatus[7].
  • afferent arteriole's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[8].
  • afferent arteriole's connects with is recorded as glomerular capillary[9].
  • afferent arteriole's anatomical branch of is recorded as interlobular artery of kidney[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include artery[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include arteriole[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

afferent arteriole is part of juxtaglomerular apparatus[7].

Why It Matters

afferent arteriole draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (artery category, ranking #56 of 286).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)
    Part of → —
    Instance of → artery, class of anatomical entity
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Gray1128.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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