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[[Image:brainstemcranialnervespyramids.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The brainstem, cranial nerves and pyramids. © BioMed Archive.]]

[[Image:brainstemcranialnervespyramids.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The brainstem, cranial nerves and pyramids. © BioMed Archive.]]

Cranial nerves are those nerves which arise from the brain and brain stem rather than the spinal cord. Nerves arising from the spinal cord are the [[PNS Structure - Anatomy & Physiology|peripheral nerves]]. There are 12 cranial nerves, although the trigeminal nerve (V) has '''3 branches'''. These are:

Cranial nerves are those nerves which arise from the brain and brain stem rather than the spinal cord. Nerves arising from the spinal cord are the [[PNS Structure - Anatomy & Physiology|peripheral nerves]]. There are 12 cranial nerves,  

 

 

 

==Cranial Nerve Location and Routes==

==Cranial Nerve Location and Routes==