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efferent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Efferent may
refer to:
Meaning 'conveying away from a center':
Efferent arterioles,
conveying blood...
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nerves S2-S4) also
contribute parasympathetic efferent fibers to the plexus.[citation needed]
Efferents branches form
secondary plexuses that accompany...
- in
mediating vasoconstriction, the
function of the plexus'
efferents is unclear.
Efferents are
apparently involved in
regulating hepatic metabolism, and...
- The
vagus nerve,
composed of both
sensory afferents and
parasympathetic efferents,
carries signals from
stretch receptors, osmoreceptors, and chemoreceptors...
- and
efferent projections. In the
context of a
given brain region,
afferents are
arriving fibers while efferents are
exiting fibers. The
efferent nerve...
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afferent lymph vessels, and
those that
carry it from a
lymph node are
called efferent lymph vessels, from
where the
lymph may
travel to
another lymph node, may...
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General visceral efferent fibers (GVE),
visceral efferents or
autonomic efferents are the
efferent nerve fibers of the
autonomic nervous system (also...
- The
efferent ducts (also
efferent ductules,
ductuli efferentes,
ductus efferentes, or vasa efferentia)
connect the rete
testis with the
initial section...
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pathway involved in pain processing. The
intralaminar nuclei project efferents to the hypothalamus, amygdala, and
limbic lobe. The ITN are
thought to...
- A
motor neuron (or motoneuron), also
known as
efferent neuron is a
neuron whose cell body is
located in the
motor cortex,
brainstem or the
spinal cord...
