- visceral afferent fibers
- autonomic afferent f's; see neurofibrae autonomicae.
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visceral afferent fibers
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General visceral afferent fibers — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 190 GrayPage = 849 Caption = Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Sympathetic afferent. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
Visceral afferent — can refer to: * General visceral afferent fibers * Special visceral afferent … Wikipedia
General visceral efferent fibers — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 190 GrayPage = 849 Caption = Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. 1. Somatic efferent. 2. Somatic afferent. 3,4,5. Sympathetic efferent. 6,7. Sympathetic afferent. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
Special visceral afferent — (SVA) refers to afferent nerves that develop in association with the gastrointestinal tract. [NormanAnatomy|cranialnerves] Examples of nerves containing SVA fibers include the olfactory nerve, the facial nerve, the glossopharyngeal nerve, and the … Wikipedia
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