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sensory nerves
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Sensory nerve
A
sensory nerve
is a
nerve
that carries
sensory
information toward the
central nervous system
(CNS). It is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of
afferent nerve fibers
(the
axons
of
sensory neurons
) in the
peripheral nervous system
(PNS). These fibers link
sensory receptors
on the body surface or in the
tissues
to relevant processing circuits in the CNS. Sensory nerves are often paired with
motor nerves
, which are bundles of
efferent nerve fibers
that travel from the CNS to the PNS. Stimuli cause
nerve impulses
in the receptors and alter the potentials, which is known as
sensory transduction
.
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