Which nerve carries impulses from the brain to the muscle?

Sensory nerve

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Motor nerve

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Mixed nerve

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Sensory nerve and motor nerve

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Solution

The correct option is B
Motor nerve

Motor nerves also known as efferent nerves, carry impulses away from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands. Sensory nerves also known as afferent nerves, carry impulses from sensory receptors towards the brain. Mixed nerves contain both afferent and efferent axons, and thus conduct both incoming sensory information and outgoing muscle commands in the same bundle.

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I. The nerves carrying impulses from CNS to the peripheral system are sensory nerves or afferent nerves

II. The nerves carrying impulses from the peripheral system to CNS are motor nerves or efferent nerves

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