Word parts
ef- (ex-) away fromfer carry-ent doing
What it means
Describes a path that leads out. Efferent (motor) nerves carry signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands. In the kidney, the efferent arteriole carries blood out of the glomerulus. The opposite is afferentAF-er-entCarrying something toward a center or organ, such as nerve signals toward the brain.af- (ad-) towardfer carry-ent doingFull entry , carrying toward.
Remember it
Afferent Arrives, Efferent Exits.
Easy to confuse with
afferent
Carrying something toward a center or organ, such as nerve signals toward the brain.