<prompt> A 17-year-old boy fell from his motorcycle and complains of numbness of lateral pa of the arm. Examination reveals the axillary nerve is severed. Which of the following types of axons is most likely spared?Postganglionic sympathetic axonsSomatic afferent axonsPreganglionic sympathetic axonsGeneral somatic efferent axons  <response>: The axillary nerve contains no preganglionic sympathetic general visceral efferent GVE fibres, but it contains postganglionic sympathetic GVE fibres. It also contains general somatic afferent GSA, general somatic efferent GSE, and general visceral afferent GVA fibres. 