A Mixed Nerve

question 18

Multiple Choice

A mixed nerve

• A) goes to many body parts.
• B) originates in different areas of the brain.
• C) contains both sensory and motor neurons.
• D) carries both somatic and autonomic impulses.
• E) always originates in a plexus.

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