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Afferent is an English word with synonyms like centripetal or nerve. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Afferent meaning

Carrying towards.

Synonyms of Afferent

centripetal nerve afferent nerve sensory nerve efferent corticipetal corticoafferent sensory receptive nervus

Related words

Other words often associated with Afferent or its synonyms:

fasciculus centrifugal fascicle heart brass hospitable perception unifying motor bravery sensorial spunk

Using Afferent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Carrying towards.
  • Useful related words include: centripetal, nerve, afferent nerve, sensory nerve.
  • In the example corpus, afferent often appears in combinations such as: the afferent, afferent arteriole, afferent arterioles.

Context around Afferent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

central 1× inputs 1× important 1× known 1× haltere 1× peripheral 1× supply 1× threshold 1× visceral 1× vagal 1×

Often after:

arteriole 2× arterioles 2× activity 2× nerves 2× fibers 2× pathways 1× neurons 1× connections 1× brachial 1× fiber 1×

Sentence patterns with Afferent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and central afferent pathways from 1× and its afferent fibers are 1× branches into afferent brachial arteries 1× by both afferent and efferent 1× concluded that afferent neurons projecting 1× constricts the afferent arteriole into 1× haltere afferent activity responding 1× inputs afferent connections the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another well known 1× at these elevated 1× cats sheep and 1× constriction of the 1× haltere afferent activity 1× here the shark 1×

Common sentence endings:

afferent brachial arteries 1× bowman s capsule 1× dorsal root ganglia 1× in aplysia californica 1× it normally constricts 1× nerve nodose ganglia 1×

Words around Afferent

Just before it in the word index:

affen 2 affeldt 3 affects 1.825 affective 69 affections 65 affectionately 202

Just after it in the word index:

afferents 2 afff 12 affi 4 affiance 4 affianced 8 affiant 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Afferent

  • In this selection, "afferent" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, central, inputs, important, arteriole, arterioles and activity stand out and add context to how "afferent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and central afferent pathways from and and its afferent fibers are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "afferent" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with afferent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thus they are synonymous with afferent nerves. (7 words)

Nerve supply Afferent nerves supplying uterus are T11 and T12. (10 words)

The afferent arterioles form the glomerulus (network of capillaries enclosed in Bowman's capsule ). (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Cats, sheep and mice Researchers studying the peripheral and central afferent pathways from the feline clitoris concluded that "Afferent neurons projecting to the clitoris of the cat were identified by WGA-HRP tracing in the S1 and S2 dorsal root ganglia. (41 words)

The middle peduncle is the largest of the three and its afferent fibers are grouped into three separate fascicles taking their inputs to different parts of the cerebellum. (28 words)

The nerves connect the spinal cord with skin, joints, muscles etc. and allow for the transmission of efferent motor as well as afferent sensory signals and stimuli. (27 words)

Example sentences (18)

Cats, sheep and mice Researchers studying the peripheral and central afferent pathways from the feline clitoris concluded that "Afferent neurons projecting to the clitoris of the cat were identified by WGA-HRP tracing in the S1 and S2 dorsal root ganglia.

Inputs (afferent connections) The most important afferent in terms of quantity of axons is the corticostriatal connection.

Another well-known afferent is the nigrostriatal connection arising from the neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta.

At these elevated levels, angiotensin II also constricts the afferent arteriole into the glomerulus in addition to the efferent arteriole it normally constricts.

Constriction of the afferent arterioles causes a decrease in the intraglomerular pressure, reducing GFR proportionally.

Haltere afferent activity responding to rotations and wing steering behavior converge in this processing region.

Here the shark pumps blood to its gills via the ventral aorta artery where it branches into afferent brachial arteries.

Impressions are made on the peripheral afferent fiber-endings; these create sensations that are transmitted to the center of the nervous system.

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In turn, the decreased flow and pressure to the kidney will be sensed by baroreceptors in the Juxtaglomerular (JG) Cells of the afferent arteriole.

Nerve supply Afferent nerves supplying uterus are T11 and T12.

Regulation of low-threshold afferent activity may contribute to short-term habituation in Aplysia californica.

The afferent arterioles form the glomerulus (network of capillaries enclosed in Bowman's capsule ).

The cell bodies of visceral afferent fibers of the vagus nerve are located bilaterally in the inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve (nodose ganglia).

The hair cells are unspecialized, innervated by both afferent and efferent nerve fibres, and respond only to low frequencies.

The middle peduncle is the largest of the three and its afferent fibers are grouped into three separate fascicles taking their inputs to different parts of the cerebellum.

The nerves connect the spinal cord with skin, joints, muscles etc. and allow for the transmission of efferent motor as well as afferent sensory signals and stimuli.

This is probably initiated by gut cell potassium receptors that detect ingested potassium and trigger vagal afferent signals to the pituitary gland.

Thus they are synonymous with afferent nerves.

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Common combinations with afferent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "afferent" in a sentence?
An example: "Cats, sheep and mice Researchers studying the peripheral and central afferent pathways from the feline clitoris concluded that "Afferent neurons projecting to the clitoris of the cat were identified by WGA-HRP tracing in the S1 and S2 dorsal root ganglia." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "afferent" from authentic English texts.
What does "afferent" mean?
Afferent means: Carrying towards.
What are synonyms of "afferent"?
Common synonyms of "afferent" include: centripetal, nerve, afferent nerve, sensory nerve, efferent, corticipetal, corticoafferent, sensory. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "afferent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "afferent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.