mixed nerve

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a nerve composed of both sensory and motor fibers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed nerve¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Their results showed that in the mixed nerve fiber bundles, only the myelin sheaths of the axons that belonged to the non-plugged active ear were strengthened.

From Science Daily

The fifth nerve, the trigeminal, is a much larger and more important one; it is a mixed nerve, having three main branches, of which the first two are chiefly sensory, the third almost entirely motor; it lies deeply in the orbit.

From Project Gutenberg

Incomplete Division of a Mixed Nerve.—The effects of partial division of a mixed nerve vary according to the destination of the nerve bundles that have been interrupted.

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Complete Division of a Mixed Nerve.—Complete division is a common result of accidental wounds, especially above the wrist, where the ulnar, median, and radial nerves are frequently cut across, and in gun-shot injuries.

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The superior is the sensory root and the inferior is the motor root, both uniting to form a mixed nerve trunk.

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