excurrent (Meaning)
excurrent (a.)
Running or flowing out
Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top.
Characterized by a current which flows outward; as, an excurrent orifice or tube.
Synonyms & Antonyms of excurrent
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excurrent Sentence Examples
- The excurrent ducts are responsible for carrying bile from the liver to the gallbladder.
- The excurrent pathways represent the network of small tubes that connect the seminiferous tubules to the epididymis in the male reproductive system.
- Excurrent ducts in the kidneys are small tubules that transport urine from the collecting ducts to the renal pelvis.
- The venous system extensively contributes to excurrent blood flow regulation and pressure maintenance along the microvasculature.
- During the excurrent phase of synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters are released from the presynaptic neuron.
- Anticonvulsant drugs can block voltage-gated sodium channels, preventing the initiation and propagation of epileptiform activity and reducing the frequency of excurrent discharges.
- The excurrent ducts of sweat glands secrete sweat onto the skin's surface.
- Excurrent ducts in the salivary glands carry saliva from the acini to the oral cavity.
- Excurrent ducts in the pancreas transport pancreatic juice from the acini to the duodenum.
- In the mammary glands, excurrent ducts carry milk from the alveoli to the nipple.
FAQs About the word excurrent
Running or flowing out, Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which
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The excurrent ducts are responsible for carrying bile from the liver to the gallbladder.
The excurrent pathways represent the network of small tubes that connect the seminiferous tubules to the epididymis in the male reproductive system.
Excurrent ducts in the kidneys are small tubules that transport urine from the collecting ducts to the renal pelvis.
The venous system extensively contributes to excurrent blood flow regulation and pressure maintenance along the microvasculature.
