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Nerve fiber types, names, functions
Nerve fiber types, names, functions
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06/16/2010

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Term
Muscle spindle (primary) afferent
Definition
A-alpha, large/myelinated, Ia
Term
Golgi Tendon Organ afferent
Definition
A-alpha, large/myelinated, Ib
Term
Efferent to muscle (extrafusal) fibers
Definition
A-alpha, large/myelinated
Term
Afferent from discriminative touch, pressure receptors
Definition
A-beta, large/myelinated
Term
Muscle spindle (secondary) afferent
Definition
A-beta, large/myelinated, II
Term
Efferent to muscle spindle (intrafusal) muscle fibers
Definition
A-gamma, medium/myelinated
Term
Afferent from pain and temperature receptors
(and some "crude" touch receptors)
Definition
A-delta, small/myelinated, III
Term
Pre-ganglionic autonomic efferent
Definition
B, small/myelinated
Term
Afferent from pain receptors and free nerve endings
Definition
C,small/unmyelinated, IV
Term
Postganglionic sympathetic efferent
Definition
C, small/unmyelinated
Term
Large/Myelinated
Definition
Muscle spindle (primary) afferent
Golgi Tendon Organ afferent
Efferent to muscle (extrafusal) fibers
Afferent from discriminative touch, pressure receptors
Muscle spindle (secondary) afferent
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