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Afferent Pathways

Medical Definition:	Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a peripheral part toward a nerve center.
Guide Notes:	coord NIM with origin (IM) + termination (IM)
Previously Indexed:	Neural Transmission (1968-1975),Neurons, Afferent (1969-1975),Receptors, Sensory (1966-1975),specific central nervous system heading,specific sensory receptor

Afferent Pathways Categories.

	Auditory Pathways
	Spinocerebellar Tracts - Fibers that arise from cell groups within the spinal cord and pass directly to the cerebellum. They include the anterior, posterior, and rostral spinocerebellar tracts, and the cuneocerebellar tract. (From Parent, Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p607)
	Visceral Afferents - The sensory fibers innervating the viscera.
	Visual Pathways - Set of cell bodies and nerve fibers conducting impulses from the eyes to the cerebral cortex. It includes the RETINA, OPTIC NERVE, optic tract, and geniculocalcarine tract.

Afferent Pathways Medical Definitions and Terms

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