Definition of Afferents. Meaning of Afferents. Synonyms of Afferents

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Definition of Afferents

Afferent
Afferent Af"fer*ent, a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.

Meaning of Afferents from wikipedia

- Look up afferent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Afferent may refer to: Meaning "conveying towards a center": Afferent arterioles, blood vessels that...
- Afferent nerve fibers are axons (nerve fibers) of sensory neurons that carry sensory information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system....
- The afferent arterioles are a group of blood vessels that supply the nephrons in many excretory systems. They play an important role in the regulation...
- (transformed into electric membrane potentials) by two types of sensory afferents, whose cell bodies are located in dorsal root ganglia located next to...
- spinal nerves, except occasionally the first cervical. General somatic afferents conduct impulses of pain, touch and temperature from the surface of the...
- Visceral afferent may refer to: General visceral afferent fibers Special visceral afferent This set index article includes a list of related items that...
- chain or static bag2 fibers. They increase the firing rate of Ia and II afferents at a given muscle length (see schematic of fusimotor action below). The...
- Afferent loop syndrome is an uncommon side effect of gastric surgery. The afferent loop is made up of a segment of duodenum and/or proximal jejunum located...
- General afferent fibers may refer to: General somatic afferent fiber General visceral afferent fibers This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...
- C tactile afferents are nerve receptors in mammalian skin that generally respond to nonpainful stimulation such as light touch. For this reason they are...