Question
Distinguish between cranial nerves and spinal nerves.
Solution
| Cranial nerves | Spinal nerves |
| Cranial nerves arise from the brain. | Spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord |
| There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves | There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. |
| They are numbered I to XII in Roman numerals | They are classified into five groups cervical 8 pair,thoracic 12 pairs,lumbar 5 pairs, sacral 5 pairs and coccygeal 1 pairs |
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Solution Distinguish between cranial nerves and spinal nerves. Concept: Neuron as Structural and Functional Unit of Neural System.
