Carrying toward. A vein is an afferent vessel because it carries blood from the body toward the heart. The opposite of afferent is efferent.

[L. ad, near + ferre, to carry] Bringing inward to a central part, applied to nerves and blood vessels.

Carrying toward; usually refers to nerves in the nervous system that carry certain impulses.

toward the centre, e.g. afferent nerves carry impulses toward the central nervous system.

incoming information or neuronal connection; coming into or towards the central nervous system

Carrying toward. A vein is an afferent vessel because it carries blood from the ...

sensory pathway proceeding toward the CNS from the peripheral receptor organs

Conveying or carrying toward a center (opposite of efferent). Example: an afferent neuron carries information from the hand toward or to the central nervous system.

executing or promoting from the fringe inward toward the main target.

Carrying towards. Used for nerves and blood vessels, e.g. afferent arteriole carrying blood towards the glomerulus of the kidney.

In reference to an axon, carrying nerve impulses from a sensory organ to the central nervous system, or from one region to another region of interest. See Box 2.2. Compare efferent.

(n) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system(adj) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

Sensory pathway proceeding toward the central nervous sysem from the peripheral receptor organs.

The sensory fibers innervating the Viscera.

Neural information flowing from the periphery to more central areas of the nervous system. Aging and the brain Agonist Chemical that acts like a neurotransmitter; increases the effect of a neurotransm [..]

<anatomy> Moving or carrying inward or toward a central part. Refers to vessels, nerves, etc. For example: blood vessels carrying blood toward the heart, or nerves conducting signals to the brain. Compare: efferent. (09 Feb 1998)

Carrying towards. ''An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.''