Anatomy

Cranial Nerves

Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.

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Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.

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  • Cranial Nerve
  • Nerve, Cranial
  • Nerves, Cranial

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  1. A08w.800w.800w.120w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cranial Nerves. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003391. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003391
  2. Cranial Nerves. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerves
  3. Cranial Nerves. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180454