Nerve which carries nerve impulse from a tissue to the central nervous system is called

Afferent

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Efferent

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Motor

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Mixed

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The correct option is A
Afferent

In the peripheral nervous system, an afferent nerve fiber is a long process extending far from the nerve cell body that carries nerve impulses from sensory receptors or sense organs toward the central nervous system.

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Nerve which carries nerve impulse from tissue to central nervous system is called

Identify the incorrect statement(s) regarding the components of PNS.

I. The nerves carrying impulses from CNS to peripheral system are sensory nerves or afferent nerves

II. The nerves carrying impulses from peripheral system to CNS are motor nerves or efferent nerves

III. Afferent nerves bring in impulses from the auditory, visual and touch receptors.

IV. Efferent nerves coordinates impulses towards effector organs.

Identify the nerve which transmits impulses to central nervous system.

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