Question

Differentiate between sensory nerves and mixed nerves.

Answer 1

1. Sensory nerves – nerves that carry impulses from sense organs to either the spinal cord or brain.
2. Mixed nerves - They perform the function of both sensory nerve and motor nerve.

Sensory nerve	Mixed nerve
1.Nerves that carry impulses from sense organs to either the spinal cord or brain.	1.They perform the function of both sensory nerve and motor nerve.
2.Contain sensory fibers.	2.They contain both motor and sensory fibers.
3. Eg - Optic nerve that sends messages from eye to brain	3.Eg- nerve that transmit messages to the tongue is a mixed one.