Template talk:Cranial Nerve Table
From Embryology
There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves; they are attached to the brain and are transmitted through foramina in the base of the cranium. The different pairs are named from before backward as follows:
| Cranial Nerves | |
|---|---|
| CN I | Olfactory |
| CN II | Optic |
| CN III | Oculomotor |
| CN IV | Trochlear |
| CN V | Trigeminal |
| CN VI | Abducent |
| CN VII | Facial |
| CN VIII | Acoustic |
| CN IX | Glossopharyngeal |
| CN X | Vagus |
| CN XI | Accessory |
| CN XII | Hypoglossal |
|} 1st. Olfactory. 7th. Facial. 2d. Optic. 8th. Acoustic. 3d. Oculomotor. 9th. Glossopharyngeal. 4th. Trochlear. 10th. Vagus. 5th. Trigeminal. 11th. Accessory. 6th. Abducent. 12th. Hypoglossal.
