somatic nerve fibers


somatic nerve fibers

[TA] afferent or efferent fibers distributed outside the body cavities, i.e., to the parietes; most somatic afferent fibers conduct impulses centrally stimulating conscious sensation; all somatic efferent fibers stimulate somatic (voluntary/striated/skeletal) muscle. Synonym(s): neurofibrae somaticae [TA]