efferent

Examples

• All

• How do we know that they're efferents versus afferents?

• One potential protective mechanism is activation of the medial cochlear efferents.

  Academic text (1998)

• Further experiments analyzing the functional role the efferents may play during sound conditioning will be needed.

  Academic text (1998)

• You find that there is a huge difference in the two ears where the efferents or these olivo cochlear neurons have been cut.

• The resultant erosion of myelin sheaths and the "crosstalk" between the cochlear efferent and afferent nerves can produce tinnitus.

  Academic text (1995)

• The body relies on efferents to transmit commands for voluntary actions.

• In experiments, researchers observed how efferents control various bodily functions.

Synonyms

M

motor nerve

vsefferent

• Specialized

1 4.5

A body part that sends messages from the brain and spine to make muscles move or glands work

is broader, applying to nerves and vessels rather than only those causing action

E

efferent nerve

vsefferent

• Specialized

6.8

A nerve that sends signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles or glands

applies to nerves and to vessels carrying signals or substances away from a central organ

E

efferent fiber

vsefferent

• Specialized

8.1

A nerve that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands

refers more broadly to nerves or vessels moving signals or substances away

E

efferent neuron

vsefferent

• Specialized

7.4

Nerve cell that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands

covers both nerve cells and vessels that carry signals or substances away

Antonyms

A

afferent

• Specialized

1 8.9

Carrying sensory information from the body to the spinal cord or brain

Compounds

E

efferent fiber

• Specialized

8.1

A nerve that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands

E

efferent nerve

• Specialized

6.8

A nerve that sends signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles or glands

E

efferent neuron

• Specialized

7.4

Nerve cell that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology