Afferent vs. Efferent

Afferentadjective

Carrying towards.

Afferentnoun

An afferent structure or connection

Afferentadjective

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.

Afferentadjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS;

Afferentadjective

conducting or conducted inwards or towards something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied).

Afferentnoun

an afferent nerve fibre or vessel.

Efferentadjective

Carrying away from.

Efferentadjective

Carried outward.

Efferentnoun

A duct or stream that carries away.

Efferentadjective

Conveying outward, or discharging; - applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.

Efferentnoun

An efferent duct or stream.

Efferentadjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS;

Efferentadjective

conducted or conducting outwards or away from something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied)

Efferentnoun

an efferent nerve fibre or vessel.