Differentiate between the following pair of terms:
(c) Motor nerve and sensory nerve

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Motor nerve

Sensory nerve

Nerve fibre that carries the impulse from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.

Nerve fibre that carries nerve impulse from the sensory organs to the brain or spinal cord.

Example: Nerves going to the muscle of the eyeball

Example: Optic nerve of the eye

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Motor nerve	Sensory nerve
Nerve fibre that carries the impulse from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.	Nerve fibre that carries nerve impulse from the sensory organs to the brain or spinal cord.
Example: Nerves going to the muscle of the eyeball	Example: Optic nerve of the eye