Directory
References
Discover
efferent nerve fibre
anatomy
Also known as: motor nerve fibre
Learn about this topic in these articles:
nerves
- In nerve
…categories, namely, sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent). The fibres of these categories and their subdivisions constitute the functional components of the nerves. The combinations of such components vary in the individual cranial nerves; in the spinal nerves they are more uniform.
Read More
vertebrate nervous systems
- In nervous system: The vertebrate system
Efferent, or motor, nerve fibres carry impulses away from the central nervous system; afferent, or sensory, fibres carry impulses toward the central nervous system. Visceral fibres innervate the viscera such as the heart and intestines, and somatic fibres innervate the body-wall structures such as skin…
Read More