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Cranial Nerves

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Definition: Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.     
Examples Abducens Nerve; Accessory Nerve; Facial Nerve; Glossopharyngeal Nerve; Hypoglossal Nerve; Oculomotor Nerve; Olfactory Nerve; Optic Nerve; Trigeminal Nerve; Trochlear Nerve; Vagus Nerve; Vestibulocochlear Nerve 		Other names Nerves, Cranial; Nerve, Cranial; Cranial Nerve

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