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12 Cranial Nerves
12 Cranial Nerves
Number
Name
Location
Function
Olfactory Nerve
located in the olfactory mucosa of the upper parts of the nasal cavity. located in the diencephalon, the optic nerve doesn't regenerate after transaction. the oculomotor nerve (CN III) arises from the anterior aspect ofmesencephalon (midbrain).
sensory
II
Optic Nerve
Sensory
III
Oculomotor
Motor
IV
Trochlear Nerve