Cranial nerve

nerves that emerge directly from the brain and the brainstem
Cranial nerves
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
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English: A cranial nerve is any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord.

General

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Nerve I.

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Another name: olfactory nerve.

Nerve II.

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Another name: optic nerve.

Nerve III.

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Another name: oculomotor nerve.

Nerve IV.

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Another name: trochlear nerve.

Nerve V.

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Another name: trigeminal nerve.

Nerve VI.

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Another name: abducens nerve.

Nerve VII.

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Another name: facial nerve.

Nerve VIII.

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Another name: vestibulocochlear nerve.

Nerve IX.

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Another name: glossopharyngeal nerve.

Nerve X.

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Another name: vagus nerve.

Nerve XI.

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Another name: accessory nerve.

Nerve XII.

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Another name: hypoglossal nerve.