efferent

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Efferent projections from the brain to the cochlea also play a role in the perception of sound.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Efferent neurons transmit signals from the central nervous system to the effector cells and are sometimes called motor neurons.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Efferent synapses occur on outer hair cells and on afferent dendrites under inner hair cells.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Efferent means “away from,” as in motor commands that travel from the brain down the spinal cord and out into the periphery.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Efferent: carrying outward or away from the centre.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.