afferent nerve
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afferent nerve; sensory nerve
formalA biological/medical term. It transmits sensory information (touch, pain, temperature, etc.) from the body's periphery (skin, organs) to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Also called 感觉神经.
Téng疼
tòng痛
xìn信
hào号
tōng通
guò过
chuán传
rù入
shén神
jīng经
chuán传
dì递
dào到
dà大
nǎo脑
。
Pain signals are transmitted to the brain via afferent nerves.
Chuán传
rù入
shén神
jīng经
hé和
chuán传
chū出
shén神
jīng经
gòng共
tóng同
gòu构
chéng成
fǎn反
shè射
hú弧
。
Afferent nerves and efferent nerves together constitute a reflex arc.
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Zhè这
shì是
rén人
tǐ体
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chuán传
rù入
shén神
jīng经
zhī之
yī一
。
This is one of the most important sensory nerves in the human body.