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The term general efferent fibers (GVE or visceral efferent or autonomic efferent) refers to the efferent neurons of the autonomic nervous system that provide motor innervation to smooth muscle cardiac muscle and glands (contrast with SVE fibers).GVE fibers may be either sympathetic or parasympathetic.The cranial nerves containing GVE fibers include the oculomotor nerve (CN III) the facial nerve (CN VII) the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and the vagus nerve (CN X).
