Cranial nerve

The cranial nerves are 13 pairs of nerves that are attached directly to the brain or the brainstem instead of the spinal cord. They are:
*The terminal nerve
*The olfactory nerve
*The optic nerve
*The oculomotor nerve
*The trochlear nerve
*The trigeminal nerve
*The abducens nerve
*The facial nerve
*The vestibulocochlear nerve
*The glossopharyngeal nerve
*The vagus nerve
*The accessory nerve
*The hypoglossal nerve
Martha M. Masters used the mnemonic: "On Old Olympus' Towering Tops, A Friendly Viking Grew Vines And Hops," to remember the cranial nerves in Last Temptation.
Cranial nerves at Wikipedia
Category:Anatomy
Category:Neurology