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:
1st. Olfactory. 7th. Facial. 2d. Optic. 8th. Acoustic. 3d. Oculomotor. 9th. Glossopharyngeal. 4th. Trochlear. 10th. Vagus. 5th. Trigeminal. 11th. Accessory. 6th. Abducent. 12th. Hypoglossal.