efferent

• Adjetivo técnico usado principalmente em fisiologia e anatomia para descrever nervos ou ductos que conduzem impulsos ou substâncias para fora de um órgão central ou do sistema nervoso central (oposto de aferente).

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.

   Eferente

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscentrifugalmotor

   Antônimosafferent

• Substantivo que designa um nervo que conduz impulsos do sistema nervoso central para músculos ou glândulas.

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.

   Nervo eferente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosmotor nerve

   Antônimosafferent