Question

Which of these statements about the afferent division of the nervous system is true?

It ascends with sensory information.
It descends with motor information.
It descends with sensory information.
It ascends with motor information.

Answer 1

The correct answer is ''It ascends with sensory information.''

Step-by-step explanation:

The afferent division is formed by the nerves that carry information to the central nervous system, that is, afferent neurons (sensory neurons) are responsible for carrying the information from the periphery to the central nervous system. All the information that enters through sensory neurons travels through afferent pathways, that is, those that transform the information collected by the senses and transform them into nerve impulses. Then, the afferent division informs the central nervous system about what happens in the rest of the body and in the data about the environment it receives (it ascends with sensory information), while the efferent neurons are responsible for "transmitting orders" and initiating the action.