- afferent fibers
- afferent nerve fibers 1. neurofibrae afferentes. 2. fibers or axons that are projecting toward a nucleus, using that nucleus as a reference point.
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General somatic afferent fibers — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 190 GrayPage = 849 Caption = Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Sympathetic afferent. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
General visceral afferent fibers — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 190 GrayPage = 849 Caption = Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Sympathetic afferent. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
visceral afferent fibers — autonomic afferent f s; see neurofibrae autonomicae … Medical dictionary
afferent neuron — any neuron conducting a nerve impulse that originated at a receptor and is proceeding towards the center. See also sensory n., and see afferent fibers, under fiber … Medical dictionary
autonomic afferent fibers — see neurofibrae autonomicae … Medical dictionary
somatic afferent fibers — see neurofibrae somaticae … Medical dictionary
Afferent nerve fiber — Nerve: Afferent nerve fiber Latin neurofibrae afferentes Code TH H2.00.06.1.00015 In the nervous system, afferent neurons (otherwise known as sensory or receptor neurons), carry nerve impulses from r … Wikipedia
corticostriate fibers — afferent fibers originating in many parts of the cerebral cortex and descending to the caudate nucleus and putamen in the corpus striatum … Medical dictionary
Projection fibers — Brain: Projection fibers Latin Fibrae projectionis Gray s subject #189 843 NeuroNames ancil 219 Code TA A14.1.00.018 … Wikipedia
Visceral afferent — can refer to: * General visceral afferent fibers * Special visceral afferent … Wikipedia
