PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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Another name for Afferent Nerves
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Motor Nerve
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Sensory Nerve
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Functional Nerve
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Afferent neurons, also called sensory neurons, are the nerve fibers responsible for bringing sensory information from the outside world into the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ganglia are collections, or small knots, of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS. The peripheral nervous system is further subdivided into an afferent (sensory) division and an efferent (motor) division.
Detailed explanation-3: -For example, if the central point in question is the brain, sensory neurons are afferent because they send information to the brain, while motor neurons are efferent because they carry information from the brain to effector organs like muscles or glands.
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