Mixed nerve
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Nerve with sensory and motor fibers
A mixed nerve is any nerve that contains both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) nerve fibers.[1] [2] All 31 pairs of spinal nerves are mixed nerves.[3] Four of the twelve cranial nerves – V, VII, IX and X are mixed nerves.[4]
Examples
Spinal nerves
The 31 pairs of spinal nerves are mixed.[5]
Cranial nerves
Four of the cranial nerves are mixed nerves.[4]
References
- ^ "Definition of MIXED NERVE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023年01月13日.
- ^ "mixed nerve". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023年01月13日.
- ^ "The Peripheral Nervous System | SEER Training". training.seer.cancer.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b Sonne, James; Lopez-Ojeda, Wilfredo (2022), "Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29261885 , retrieved 2023年01月13日
- ^ Kaiser, Joshua T.; Lugo-Pico, Julian G. (2022), "Neuroanatomy, Spinal Nerves", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31194375 , retrieved 2023年01月13日