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It Appears as If the Same Lifestyle Factors That Contribute

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It appears as if the same lifestyle factors that contribute to the development of _____ also increase the risk for vascular dementia.


Definitions:

Efferent Arteriole

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the glomerulus of the kidney after filtration has occurred.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney, involved in the filtration of blood.

Renal Artery

A blood vessel that supplies the kidneys with oxygenated blood from the heart.

Nephron

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney responsible for filtering and purifying blood to produce urine.

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