vasa afferentia


vas

 [vas] (pl. va´sa) (L.) vessel. adj., adj va´sal.vas aber´rans 1. a blind tube sometimes connected with the epididymis; a vestigial mesonephric tube.2. any anomalous or unusual vessel.va´sa afferen´tia vessels that convey fluid to a structure or part.va´sa bre´via short gastric arteries.vas de´ferens ductus deferens.va´sa efferen´tia vessels that convey fluid away from a structure or part.va´sa lympha´tica lymphatic vessels.va´sa prae´via the presentation, in front of the fetal head during labor, of the blood vessels of the umbilical cord where they enter the placenta.va´sa rec´ta re´nis long U-shaped vessels arising from the efferent glomerular arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons and supplying the renal medulla. Called also arteriolae rectae renis.va´sa vaso´rum the small nutrient arteries and veins in the walls of the larger blood vessels.

vasa afferentia

The lymphatic vessels entering a lymph node.See also: vasa