efferent vs afferent

efferent and afferent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
efferent	Yes	Yes	No	No
afferent	Yes	Yes	No	No

efferent (noun)	afferent (noun)
a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

efferent (adjective)	afferent (adjective)
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS