Mixed nerve

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]

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  2. ^ "mixed nerve". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ^ "The Peripheral Nervous System | SEER Training". training.seer.cancer.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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