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Spinal nerves are said to be mixes because their posterior roots contain sensory axons and their anterior roots contain motor axons.

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Mixed nerves are all spinal nerves?

All the spinal nerves in their distribution are mixed nerves


Spinal nerves are considered mixed which means that?

spinal nerves are considered mixed, which means they?


Spinal nerves are categorized as?

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What spinal nerve is made of?

Spinal nerves (aka mixed spinal nerves) are formed from the dorsal and ventral roots coming out of the spinal cord.A spinal nerve is made of mixed nerves. They have both sensory and a motor aspect. The roots of sensory fibers are on the dorsal side of the spinal cord.


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Spinal nerves (aka mixed spinal nerves) are formed from the dorsal and ventral roots coming out of the spinal cord.A spinal nerve is made of mixed nerves. They have both sensory and a motor aspect. The roots of sensory fibers are on the dorsal side of the spinal cord.


A mixed nerve contains which type of nerves?

a mixed nerve carry both motor and sensory nerves


Cranial nerves is classified as mixed nerve?

Spinal nerves are called mixed nerves because they all carry motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body.


Where can both sensory and motor fibers be found together?

Mixed nerves like the spinal nerves have both sensory afferents and motor efferents.


What is the correct sequence of nerves that exit the spinal cord?

cervical spinal nerves, thoracic spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves, sacral spinal nerves


The anterior root and the posterior root fuse to form?

Each spinal nerve attaches to spinal cord by a ventral (anterior) root and a dorsal (posterior) root.All spinal nerves are mixed nerves (both motor and sensory).


What body system contains the brain nerves and spinal cord?

You have the information mixed up. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and all peripheral nerves. There is no "part of the brain" that contains this body system.