Question
Differentiate between:

Afferent and Efferent Nerve.

Answer

Afferent (sensory) Nerve Efferent (motor) Nerve
It conducts nerve impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system. It conducts nerve impulses from the central nervous system (C.N.S.) to the periphery of the body.
It is generally made up of pseudo-unipolar neurons. It is generally made up of multipolar neurons.
Its dendrites are comparatively longer than the axon. Its axon is comparatively longer than dendrites.
Its axon enters into the C.N.S. Its axon emerges out from C.N.S.

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