Mesh term Cranial Nerves
Browse to parent terms:Peripheral Nerves
Description
Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.Browse to child terms:
Abducens Nerve
Accessory Nerve
Facial Nerve
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Hypoglossal Nerve
Oculomotor Nerve
Olfactory Nerve
Optic Nerve
Trigeminal Nerve
Trochlear Nerve
Vagus Nerve
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
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