Afferent Nerve (Noun)
Meaning
A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The afferent nerve fibers in the skin transmit signals from sensory receptors to the spinal cord and brain.
- The afferent nerve pathway is responsible for carrying information from the sensory receptors in the eye to the brain.
- Damage to the afferent nerve can disrupt the transmission of sensory information from the periphery to the central nervous system.
- The afferent nerve endings in the muscle spindle detect changes in muscle length and send signals to the spinal cord.
- The afferent nerve fibers in the tongue transmit taste information from the taste buds to the brain.