Mixed nerve

A mixed nerve is any nerve that contains both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) nerve fibres.[1][2] All spinal nerves are mixed nerves. Some cranial nerves are mixed nerves.[3]

Examples

Cranial nerves

References

  1. ↑ "Definition of MIXED NERVE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ↑ "mixed nerve". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ↑ "The Peripheral Nervous System | SEER Training". training.seer.cancer.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Kaiser, Joshua T.; Lugo-Pico, Julian G. (2022), "Neuroanatomy, Spinal Nerves", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31194375, retrieved 2023-01-13
  5. 1 2 3 4 Sonne, James; Lopez-Ojeda, Wilfredo (2022), "Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29261885, retrieved 2023-01-13
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