Sensory Nerves | Motor Nerves | Mixed Nerves |
These are the nerves that send messages to the brain or the spinal cord from the sense organs. | These are the nerves that carry messages from the brain or the spinal cord to other parts of the body. | Mixed nerves are the nerves that perform both the action of sensory nerves as well as a motor nerve. |
These are enclosed in the form of a bundle like structures or nerve fibres in the peripheral nervous system. | They are responsible for carrying the information from the CNS to the PNS. | They transform electrical impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles of the body. |