Posterior ramus : Nerves coming into the posterior region of the spinal cord that contain only sensory Mixed nerve signals from the PNS to the spinal cord Posterior root : Mixed spinal nerves that connect the CNS to the posterior side of the body Anterior root : Nerves coming off the anterior region of the spinal cord containing only somatic and Anterior ramus visceral motor signals from the CNS to skeletal muscle and gland cells Nerve plexus : Nerves that contain both sensory and motor neurons : Name given to complex branched networks of the anterior rami of the cervical, lumbar, and sacral nerves : Mixed spinal nerves that connect the CNS to the anterior side of the body and/or the limbs

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