Afferent

Afferent means centripetal, afferent , bringing to the center. E.g. an afferent neuron brings information to the central nervous system, an afferent arteriole brings blood to the glomerulus, etc. The opposite is efferent.

Related articles

 * Interoreflective paths

Source
ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Afferent  [online]. Last revision 2009-02-18, [cit. 2010-11-11]. < https://web.archive.org/web/20160306065550/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Aferenční >.

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