arteriole that carries blood away from glomerulussmaller than afferent, because it resists steady blood flow and increases BP w/n glomerulusthe high pressure w/n efferent arteriole assists in pushing blood components (exception of large proteins, RBCs, and WBCs) out of BVs and into Bowman's capsule

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arteriole that carries blood away from glomerulus
smaller than afferent, because it resists steady blood flow and increases BP w/n glomerulus
the high pressure w/n efferent arteriole assists in pushing blood components (exception of large proteins, RBCs, and WBCs) out of BVs and into Bowman's capsule