MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Efferent neurons, also called motor neurons, are the nerve fibers responsible for carrying signals from the brain to the peripheral nervous system in order to initiate an action. In other words, they are the neurons that tell your body to perform an action, such as removing your hand from a hot pan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Subtypes of general somatic efferent fibers include: alpha motor neurons () – these target extrafusal muscle fibers, and gamma motor neurons () that target intrafusal muscle fibers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Afferent neurons are also known as sensory neurons. Efferent neurons are also known as motor neurons. 3. Afferent neurons consist of a short axon. Efferent neurons consist of a long axon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Afferent neurons are sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses from sensory stimuli towards the central nervous system and brain, while efferent neurons are motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous systme and towards muscles to cause movement.