Question

The anterior (ventral) root of a spinal nerve is composed of

• A. Somatic sensory and visceral motor fibres
• B. Somatic motor and visceral sensory fibres
• C. Somatic motor and visceral motor fibres
• D. Somatic sensory and visceral sensory fibres

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Somatic motor and visceral motor fibres

A spinal nerve is a mixed nerve, which carries motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body. In the human there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, one on each side of the vertebral column.