Human Brain Cranial Nerves

Human Brain Cranial Nerves. Ventral view of the human brain depicting the canonical organization of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CN) as described in the classical medical nomenclature (A). Roman numerals (I-XII) are used in progressive order to identify the rostrocaudal organization of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves, (B). Superior view of the human skull and frontal brain lobe following a special dissection procedure to reveal the intact cranial nerve zero (CN 0) (black arrow). DM= dura matter, OB= olfactory bulb, PM= pia matter. Contributed by J Sonne, PhD, and W López-Ojeda, PhD

From: Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve

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