Sensory nerve

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A sensory nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of sensory nerve fibers in the nervous system.

Nerve: Sensory nerve
Latin	nervus sensorius
Code	TA A14.2.00.022

External links [edit]

"Sensory nerve" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

Histology: nervous tissue (TA A14, GA 9.849, TH H2.00.06, H3.11)

General	Grey matter · White matter (Projection fibers · Association fiber · Commissural fiber · Lemniscus · Funiculus · Fasciculus · Decussation · Commissure) · meninges

Neuroglia	Myelination: Oligodendrocyte Astrocyte (Radial glial cell) · Ependymal cells (Tanycyte) · Microglia

Other	Pyramidal · Purkinje · Granule Neuropil

General	Posterior (Root, Ganglion, Ramus) · Anterior (Root, Ramus) · rami communicantes (Gray, White) · Autonomic ganglion (Preganglionic nerve fibers · Postganglionic nerve fibers)

Connective tissues	epineurium · perineurium · endoneurium · nerve fascicle

Neuroglia	Myelination: Schwann cell (Neurolemma, Myelin incisure, Myelin sheath gap, Internodal segment) Satellite glial cell

Neurons/
nerve fibers

Parts	Perikaryon (Axon hillock) Axon (Axon terminals, Axoplasm, Axolemma, Neurofibril/neurofilament) Dendrite (Nissl body, Dendritic spine, Apical dendrite/Basal dendrite)

Types	Bipolar · Unipolar · Pseudounipolar · Multipolar · Interneuron (Renshaw)

Afferent nerve fiber/ Sensory nerve	GSA · GVA · SSA · SVA fibers (Ia, Ib or Golgi, II or Aβ, III or Aδ or fast pain, IV or C or slow pain)

Efferent nerve fiber/ Motor nerve	GSE · GVE · SVE Upper motor neuron · Lower motor neuron (α motorneuron, γ motorneuron, β motorneuron)

Termination

Synapse	Electrical synapse/Gap junction · Chemical synapse (Synaptic vesicle, Active zone, Postsynaptic density) · Ribbon synapse · Neuromuscular junction

Sensory receptors	Meissner's corpuscle · Merkel nerve ending · Pacinian corpuscle · Ruffini ending · Muscle spindle · Free nerve ending · Olfactory receptor neuron · Photoreceptor cell · Hair cell · Taste bud

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