PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The type of nerves that carry impulses to from the CNS to muscles and glands
A
Efferent
B
Afferent
C
Somatic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Motor nerves also known as efferent nerves, carry impulses away from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sensory neurons are the neurons that carry impulses from receptor to the brain where the sensation is interpreted. Sensory neurons are afferent neurons since they take the sensation/stimulus towards the CNS, that is, the brain and the spinal cord.

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