The ansa cervicalis nerve only goes to muscles of the larynx that control speech and swallowing. This nerve would not contain which of the following types of nerve fibers?
a. propriosensory
b. postganglionic sympathetic
c. somatic motor
d. somatosensory
Answer: d. somatosensory
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