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Question
A mixed nerve is one which
Options
Carries sensation from 2 or more different sense organs
Contains both sensory and motor fibres
Has a common root but branches into two or more nerves to different organs
Has two or more roots from different parts of brain
Solution
Contains both sensory and motor fibres
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