afferent nerve
21Efferent nerve fiber — Nerve: Efferent nerve fiber Latin neurofibrae efferentes Code TH H2.00.06.1.00016 In the nervous system, efferent nerves, otherwise known as motor or effector neurons, carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to eff …
22Nerve conduction study — A nerve conduction study (NCS) is a test commonly used to evaluate the function, especially the ability of electrical conduction, of the motor and sensory nerves of the human body. Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a common measurement made… …
23Posterior ramus of spinal nerve — Nerve: Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. (Posterior division labeled at upper right.) …
24Nerve plexus — Spinal nerve Cervical plexus …
25nerve cell — noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses • Syn: ↑neuron • Derivationally related forms: ↑neural (for: ↑neuron), ↑neuronic (for: ↑neuron), ↑ …
26nerve fibre — noun a threadlike extension of a nerve cell • Syn: ↑nerve fiber • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Hyponyms: ↑medullated nerve fiber, ↑myelinated nerve fiber, ↑ …
27afferent — afferently, adv. /af euhr euhnt/, Physiol. adj. 1. bringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent). n. 2. a nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system. [1830 40; < L afferent (s. of… …
28afferent — af•fer•ent [[t]ˈæf ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) phl bringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent). 2) pat phl a nerve that conveys an impulse toward the central nervous system • Etymology: 1830–40; < L… …
29Nerve, facial — The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in (both efferent and afferent fibers). It supplies the muscles of facial expression. Paralysis of the facial nerve causes a… …
30Nerve, seventh cranial — The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in (both efferent and afferent fibers). It supplies the muscles of facial expression. Paralysis of the facial nerve causes a characteristic… …
