The carotid nerve can be divided into three types based on the nature of the function.
1. Sensory Nerves: The nerves that carry stimuli from the peripheral parts of the body to the central nervous system are called sensory nerves. It is composed of sensory neurons. They are known as intrinsic, sensory, sensory, afferent nerves etc.
2. Motor Nerve: The nerves that carry the stimulus from the central nervous system to different parts of the body are called vagal nerves. It is composed of motor neurons. They are known as extrinsic, afferent, efferent nerves etc.
3. Mixed nerve: Those nerves that carry nerve impulses from different parts of the body to the central nervous system and from the central nervous system to different parts of the body are called mixed nerves.