efferent

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Afferent and efferent can also refer generally to neurons which, respectively, bring information to or send information from brain region.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Figure 15.6 Comparison of Somatic and Visceral Reflexes The afferent inputs to somatic and visceral reflexes are essentially the same, whereas the efferent branches are different.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A long reflex has afferent branches that enter the spinal cord or brain and involve the efferent branches, as previously explained.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Recall that the DCT is in intimate contact with the afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Endeavours were first made to investigate the participation of the spleen in the formation of the white blood corpuscles by counting the white corpuscles in the afferent and efferent vessels of the spleen.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.