sensory nerve
121phrenic nerve — n a general motor and sensory nerve on each side of the body that arises chiefly from the fourth cervical nerve, passes down through the thorax to the diaphragm, and supplies or gives off branches supplying esp. the pericardium, pleura, and… …
122olfactory nerve — the first cranial nerve (I): the special sensory nerve of smell. Fibres of the nerve run upwards from smell receptors in the nasal mucosa high in the roof of the nose, through minute holes in the skull, join to form the olfactory tract, and pass… …
123fifth cranial nerve — The main sensory nerve of the head and face, and the motor nerve of the muscles used in chewing. Also called the trigeminal nerve …
124trigeminal nerve — The main sensory nerve of the head and face, and the motor nerve of the muscles used in chewing. Also called the fifth cranial nerve …
125glossopharyngeal nerve — noun sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion • Syn: ↑nervus glossopharyngeus, ↑ninth cranial nerve • Hypernyms:… …
126nasopalatine nerve — n a parasympathetic and sensory nerve that arises in the pterygopalatine ganglion, passes through the sphenopalatine foramen, across the roof of the nasal cavity to the nasal septum, and obliquely downward to and through the incisive canal, and… …
127afferent nerve — any nerve that transmits impulses from the periphery toward the central nervous system, as a sensory nerve; cf. efferent n …
128acute motor-sensory axonal neuropathy — a rare subtype of Guillain Barrй syndrome involving primarily large sensory nerve fibers in the limbs, with paresthesias and weakness but not paralysis …
