Afferent (Adjective)
Meaning
Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Afferent neurons transmit information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system, allowing for the interpretation of sensory data.
- The afferent nerve fibers in the skin carry signals from sensory receptors to the spinal cord, enabling the sensation of touch and pressure.
- Afferent impulses from the retina travel along the optic nerve to the brain, where they are processed as visual information.
- Damage to afferent nerves can disrupt the transmission of sensory information, leading to numbness or loss of sensation in the affected area.
- The afferent pathway is the route by which sensory information from the periphery is conveyed to the central nervous system for processing and interpretation.