Types of Nerve Fibers Flashcards
1
Q
General Efferent (GE)
A
Innervation of striated muscle
Voluntary or involuntary
2
Q
Visceral Efferent (VE)
A
Innervation of smooth muscle, glands (autonomic)
3
Q
General Afferent (GA)
A
Conscious sensation from skin, skeletal muscle, mucosa
“Visceral” sensation from parotid gland, mucosa
4
Q
Visceral Afferent (VA)
A
Unconscious sensation from viscera, blood vessels
5
Q
Special Afferent (SA)
A
Special Senses
6
Q
What are the special senses?
A
Vision Hearing Balance Taste Smell