Cranial nerve
nerves that emerge directly from the brain and the brainstem
Cranial nerves |
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CN I – Olfactory |
CN II – Optic |
CN III – Oculomotor |
CN IV – Trochlear |
CN V – Trigeminal |
CN VI – Abducens |
CN VII – Facial |
CN VIII – Vestibulocochlear |
CN IX – Glossopharyngeal |
CN X – Vagus |
CN XI – Spinal accessory |
CN XII – Hypoglossal |
v • d • e |
English: A cranial nerve is any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord.
General
editNerve I.
editAnother name: olfactory nerve.
Nerve II.
editAnother name: optic nerve.
Nerve III.
editAnother name: oculomotor nerve.
Nerve IV.
editAnother name: trochlear nerve.
Nerve V.
editAnother name: trigeminal nerve.
Nerve VI.
editAnother name: abducens nerve.
Nerve VII.
editAnother name: facial nerve.
Nerve VIII.
editAnother name: vestibulocochlear nerve.
Nerve IX.
editAnother name: glossopharyngeal nerve.
Nerve X.
editAnother name: vagus nerve.
Nerve XI.
editAnother name: accessory nerve.
Nerve XII.
editAnother name: hypoglossal nerve.