Neural Control and Coordination Question 36

36. Afferent nerve fibres carry impulses from

(a) effector organs to CNS

(b) receptors to CNS

(c) CNS to receptors

(d) CNS to muscles

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Afferent nerve fibres - sensory nerve fibres which carry senses from receptors to brain or spinal cord (CNS). Efferent nerve fibres - motor nerve fibres carry orders or responses from CNS to effectors (muscles and glands).