Sentences with phrase «efferent neurons»

In vertebrates, motor neurons (also called motoneurons) are efferent neurons that originate in the spinal cord and synapse with muscle fibers to facilitate muscle contraction and with muscle spindles to modify proprioceptive sensitivity.

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Efferent fibers are projections of motor neurons that control the gut's motility.

The efferent nerves are called alpha motor neurons.