different between afferent vs interneuron

English

Etymology

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.f?.r?nt/, IPA^(key): /?æ.f??.?nt/

Adjective

afferent (not comparable)

1. Carrying towards.

   Antonym: efferent

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

afferent (plural afferents)

1. An afferent structure or connection

Derived terms

• afferented

Further reading

• afferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• afferent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• afferent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Danish

Adjective

afferent

1. (anatomy) carrying towards central organs

Inflection

Antonyms

• efferent

Further reading

• “afferent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Verb

afferent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of affer?

English

Etymology

From inter- +? neuron.

Noun

interneuron (plural interneurons)

1. (anatomy) A multipolar neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons.
   • 1995, G. S. Boyan, J. L. D. Williams, Lineage analysis as a diagnostic tool in the insect central nervous system: Bringing order to interneurons, O. Breidbach, Wolfram Kutsch (editors), The Nervous Systems of Invertebrates: An Evolutionary and Comparative Approach, page 273,

     The interneuron is a major neuroarchitectural element within the arthropod central nervous system, both in terms of numbers and diversity of form.

   • 2007, Nelson Spruston, Chris McBain, 5: Structural and Functional Properties of Hippocampal Neurons, Per Andersen, Richard Morris David Amaral, Tim Bliss, John O'Keefe (editors), The Hippocampus Book, page 184,

     Another important difference between interneuron and pyramidal cell spines is the number of synaptic boutons. The spines of interneurons are covered by numerous excitatory synaptic boutons (four to eight synapses per spine).

   • 2011, Susan A. Duchars, 8: Spinal Interneurons in the Control of Autonomic Function, Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith, Anthony J. M. Verberne (editors), Central Regulation of Autonomic Functions, 2nd Edition, page 140,

     Embedded within these spinal circuits are local interneurons. An interneuron is generally defined as a neuron that only synapses onto other neurons. In the central nervous system, interneurons are considered to be the neurons that have local rather than long-distance projections.

Adjective

interneuron (not comparable)

1. Between neurons.