Motor nerve

<p>A motor nerve, or efferent nerve, is a <a href="/facts/Nerve/q7GsAfYV">nerve</a> that contains exclusively <a href="/facts/Efferent_nerve_fiber/x9jxpzVq">efferent nerve fibers</a> and transmits motor signals from the <a href="/facts/Central_nervous_system/k8I6To97">central nervous system</a> (CNS) to the effector organs (<a href="/facts/Muscle/dmxrL8pH">muscles</a> and <a href="/facts/Gland/gfq2of7k">glands</a>), as opposed to <a href="/facts/Sensory_nerve/0JVWPqKP">sensory nerves</a>, which transfer signals from sensory receptors in the periphery to the CNS. This is different from the <a href="/facts/Motor_neuron/LNqgmtYf">motor neuron</a>, which includes a cell body and branching of dendrites, while the nerve is made up of a bundle of <a href="/facts/Axon/5DCd4wLo">axons</a>. In the strict sense, a "motor nerve" can refer exclusively to the connection to muscles, excluding other organs. The vast majority of nerves contain both sensory and motor fibers and are therefore called <a href="/facts/Mixed_nerve/2rxh9Lp1">mixed nerves</a>.
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Motor nerve