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Question
Distinguish between Cranial nerves and spinal nerves.
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Solution
| Cranial nerves | Spinal nerves | |
| 1. | Cranial nerves arise from the brain. | Spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord. |
| 2. | There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves. | There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. |
| 3. | They are numbered I to XII in Roman numerals. | They are classified into five groups: cervical 8 pairs, thoracic 12 pairs, lumbar 5 pairs, sacral 5 pairs, and coccygeal 1 pair. |
| 4. | Cranial nerves are responsible for cerebral reflexes. | Spinal nerves are responsible for spinal reflexes. |
| 5. | These are of three types: sensory, motor, and mixture. | These are of three types: dorsal branch, the ventral branch, and the yogic nerve. |
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