1. carrying or conducting outward from a central organ or part
Usage: anatomy; physiology

1. an efferent nerve, vessel, or duct
Usage: anatomy; physiology

Examples

• Efferent nerve fibers carry signals from the brain to the muscles.
• The efferent arterioles transport blood away from the glomerulus.
• Motor neurons are efferent neurons that control muscle movement.
• The efferent ducts carry sperm from the testes.
• Efferent pathways transmit commands from the central nervous system.
• The doctor explained how efferent nerves differ from afferent ones.