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Cranial nerves
Cranial nerves are nerves which start directly from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord.
In human anatomy, there are exactly 12 pairs of them:
- Olfactory nerve (I)
- Optic nerve (II)
- Oculomotor nerve (III)
- Trochlear nerve (IV)
- Trigeminal nerve (V)
- Abducens nerve (VI)
- Facial nerve (VII)
- Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), sometimes called the auditory nerve
- Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
- Vagus nerve (X)
- Accessory nerve (XI), sometimes called the spinal accessory nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Medical students and other students of Anatomy have used various mnemonics for the cranial nerves over the years. Amongst the more well known ones are: Oh Oh Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girl, Very Sexy and Hot or On Old Olympic Towering Tops A Famous Vocal German Viewed Some Hops.
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