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Sensory nerves are nerves that receive sensory stimuli, such as how something feels and if it is painful.

They are made up of nerve fibers, called sensory fibers (mechanoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor

A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. There are four main types in the glabrous skin of humans: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel nerve ending, and Ruffini corpuscles....
 fibers sense body movement and pressure placed against the body, and nociceptor
Nociceptor

A nociceptor is a sensory receptor that reacts to potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain. This process, called nociception, usually causes the perception of pain....
 fibers sense tissue injury).








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Sensory nerves are nerves that receive sensory stimuli, such as how something feels and if it is painful.

They are made up of nerve fibers, called sensory fibers (mechanoreceptor
Mechanoreceptor

A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. There are four main types in the glabrous skin of humans: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel nerve ending, and Ruffini corpuscles....
 fibers sense body movement and pressure placed against the body, and nociceptor
Nociceptor

A nociceptor is a sensory receptor that reacts to potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain. This process, called nociception, usually causes the perception of pain....
 fibers sense tissue injury).

Types

There are several types of sensory nerve fibers, depending on their modality etc. Examples are:
  • Ia & II
  • Ib
  • Aß
  • Ad
  • C


See also

  • Afferent nerve
    Afferent nerve

    In the nervous system, afferent neurons , carry action potential from receptor s or sense organs toward the central nervous system. This term can also be used to describe relative connections between structures....
  • Motor nerve
    Motor nerve

    Motor nerves allow the brain to stimulate muscle contraction. A motor nerve is an efferent nerve that exclusively contains the axons of somatic and branchial motoneurons, which innervate skeletal muscles and branchial muscles ....
  • Sensory neuron
    Sensory neuron

    Sensory neurons or also known as afferent neurons are neurons that are activated by sensory input , and send projections into the central nervous system that convey sensory information to the brain or spinal cord....


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