Amixed nerveis any nerve that contains both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) nerve fibers.[1][2]All 31 pairs ofspinal nervesare mixed nerves.[3]Four of the twelvecranial nerves–V,VII,IXandXare mixed nerves.[4]
Examples
editSpinal nerves
editThe 31 pairs ofspinal nervesare mixed.[5]
Cranial nerves
editFour of thecranial nervesare mixed nerves.[4]
References
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- ^"mixed nerve".TheFreeDictionary.com.Retrieved2023-01-13.
- ^"The Peripheral Nervous System | SEER Training".training.seer.cancer.gov.Retrieved13 January2023.
- ^abSonne, James; Lopez-Ojeda, Wilfredo (2022),"Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve",StatPearls,Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing,PMID29261885,retrieved2023-01-13
- ^Kaiser, Joshua T.; Lugo-Pico, Julian G. (2022),"Neuroanatomy, Spinal Nerves",StatPearls,Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing,PMID31194375,retrieved2023-01-13