efferent

• Technisches Adjektiv, vor allem in Physiologie und Anatomie verwendet, um Nerven oder Gänge zu beschreiben, die Impulse oder Substanzen von einem zentralen Organ oder dem zentralen Nervensystem wegführen (Gegensatz zu afferent).

A technical adjective used primarily in physiology and anatomy to describe nerves or ducts that carry impulses or substances away from a central organ or the central nervous system (opposite of afferent).

1. Conveying outward from the CNSC2formalmedical

   Relating to nerves or nerve impulses that carry signals away from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.

   Efferent

   • Efferent neurons transmit motor commands from the brain to the limbs.
   • The efferent pathway carries signals to the effector organs.
   • Damage to efferent fibers can cause muscle paralysis.

   Synonymecentrifugalmotor

   Antonymeafferent

• Substantiv, das einen Nerv bezeichnet, der Impulse vom zentralen Nervensystem zu Muskeln oder Drüsen leitet (motorischer oder sekretorischer Nerv).

A noun referring to a nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system toward muscles or glands.

1. Efferent nerveC1formal

   A nerve that transmits impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands, causing a physiological response.

   Efferenter Nerv

   • The efferent nerves carry signals from the brain to the muscles, enabling movement.
   • Stimulation of efferent neurons causes the salivary glands to secrete.
   • Damage to efferent fibers can result in loss of motor control.

   Synonymemotor nerve

   Antonymeafferent