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Efferent
Meaning: Describing nerve fibres that carry signals away from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.
In practice: Motor neurons are efferent, sending commands out to skeletal muscle.
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Which word means: The major nerve of the thigh controlling leg movements.
Answer: Femoral
Which word means: The 5th cranial nerve providing sensation to the face.
Answer: Trigeminal
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